Clinicians need to combat the self-defeating action of many patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who limit their activity in order to avoid pain .
Use of acid-citrate-dextrose as an anticoagulant does not substantially alter blood quality in retransfusion systems. Researchers from the University Hospital of Regensburg and the University
BERLIN (Reuters Health) Jul 17 – German scientists are developing an expanding bone fixator that may improve treatment of bone fractures by pushing the healing
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 15 – Recurrent exercise-related syncopal episodes in athletes who do not have cardiac disease appears to be benign, Italian researchers
– While about 20% of patients who undergo hip or knee replacement will develop asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis, only 3.2% of patients experience nonfatal symptomatic
Hepatitis B vaccine can be safely used to protect patients with rheumatoid arthritis against infection with the virus, according to a report in the July
– A team in Brisbane has begun the first clinical trial of spinal cord regeneration using transplanted autologous olfactory ensheathing cells. The first 8-hour operation
Adduction moment of the knee, an indicator of the dynamic load on the medial compartment, can be used to predict radiographic disease progression in patients
Arthroscopic knee lavage or debridement was no better than placebo surgery in a randomized controlled trial described in the July 11 issue of the New
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 08 – The bisphosphonate pamidronate appears to effect a radical cure in an experimental model of cutaneous leishmaniasis, researchers at
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 05 – Treatment with potassium citrate may prevent normal age-related bone loss, Dr. Charles Y. C. Pak and colleagues from
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 08 – Rofecoxib, a specific cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor, appears to be a safe alternative for patients in whom aspirin or
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 09 – In the early treatment of patients with active, erosive rheumatoid arthritis, etanercept has significant advantages over aggressively dosed
Twelve weeks of moderate-intensity exercise helps reduce blood pressure and improves lipid profile in patients with white coat hypertension. While previous research has shown that
Rubefacient-enriched lipogels appear to be the most efficient formulations for maintaining skin temperature in the normal range during winter sports and other outdoor activities when
Measuring gas exchange during exercise offers an unbiased, reproducible estimate of the lactate–and, therefore, anaerobic–threshold in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. Usually, researchers determine the
ABBOTT PARK, IL — July 3, 2002 — Abbott Laboratories announced that Europe’s Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products (CPMP) issued a positive opinion reaffirming the
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 02 – A review of three deaths of US military recruits highlights the dangers of excessive fluid intake. The military
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 02 – The cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor valdecoxib is as effective as naproxen for treating osteoarthritis of the knee, according to a
July 1, 2002 Etanercept was significantly better than methotrexate in patients with early but aggressive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to results of a double-blind,