Rheumatology - Ultrasound could help reduce the use of drugs for patients with rheumatoid arthritis |
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The latest rheumatology news from News Medical |
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| | Easing Hand Pain in Osteoarthritis Hand osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition of the joints of the hand. Its main symptoms are stiffness, swelling, and pain. Image Credit: Orawan Pattarawimonchai/Shutterstock.com Sometimes, bony nodules develop on the fingers at the middle joint (Bouchard’s nodes) or last joint Heberden’s nodes). | |
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| | A group from the MedUni Vienna has identified a role for the endogenous amino acid arginine in the growth of osteoclasts in rheumatoid arthritis. | | | | For women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), taking certain steps to ensure that they have a healthy pregnancy leads to a reduced risk of complicated birth or miscarriage, according to a study in Arthritis Care & Research. | | | | CBD, or cannabidiol, is an active compound extracted from the cannabis plant. It is only one of many chemicals extracted from this plant, but is distinctive in that it doesn’t produce psychiatric symptoms or intoxication. | | | | A treatment involving electrical nerve stimulation helped women with fibromyalgia in a recent clinical trial. The findings are published in Arthritis & Rheumatology. | |
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