Category: Arthritis

Report finds anti-rheumatic drugs more effective than other juvenile arthritis treatments

Posted on October 3, 2011

Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs appear to be more effective than other treatments for pediatric patients with arthritis, according to a report from the US Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. While the disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have been found more effective than other treatments, the report noted there is …

New study suggests pain is a cause of arthritis

Posted on October 2, 2008

Findings of a new study suggest that pain is not merely a symptom of arthritis but rather a cause of the condition. The researchers, from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and the University of Torino, Italy, said new treatments may seek to interrupt “crosstalk” between joints …

COX-2 inhibitors: What have I learned?

Posted on November 10, 2005

The controversy reinforced one surgeon’s commitment to finding alternatives to chronic systemic medications. By Douglas W. Jackson, MD ORTHOPEDICS TODAY 2005; 25:3 Douglas W. Jackson, Chief Medical Editor I’m a bit disappointed in myself for being so susceptible to the unprecedented marketing hype around COX-2 inhibitors that influenced me to incorporate them …

Decreased synovial fluid lubrication linked with cartilage damage

Posted on June 8, 2005

A preclinical study suggests reduced synovial fluid lubrication may be common in both acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. Inflammation resulting from knee injuries may lead to progressive loss of joint lubrication, predisposing patients to arthritis, a new study suggests. Gregory D. Jay, MD, PhD, an associate professor of emergency medicine …