Arthritis News

Seven years ago, I had bilateral inguinal-hernia repair done by laparoscopy. Before the surgery, I had some pain on the right side of my groin, but there was no visible hernia.

So You Think You Can Dance got off to a flying start -- literally -- last week with the daughter of a trapeze artist who admitted she suffers from rheumatoid arthritis.

A UK survey of 575 rheumatoid arthritis sufferers highlights the importance of maintaining independence and the significant impact that early diagnosis and treatment can have.

You've spent the past few decades running, dunking and pedaling. You planned to spend the next few decades swinging, smashing and pivoting.

Though Abbott Laboratories lost a nearly $1.7 billion patent verdict for a blockbuster drug, analysts expect Abbott to negotiate an agreement with court victor Johnson & Johnson that would allow both companies to derive benefits from each other's drugs.

POZEN Submits New Drug Application For VIMOVO Main Category: Arthritis / Rheumatology Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 02 Jul 2009 - 4:00 PDT POZEN Inc.

Arthritis is a disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness, tenderness and redness in your joints.

Treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor agents is recognized as a risk factor for tuberculosis in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis.

Developmental hip dysplasia is the most common congenital defect in newborns. The condition occurs when a hip joint is shallow, unstable or when the joint is dislocated.

" Shares of Abbott Laboratories slipped Tuesday, a day after a federal jury's decision requiring the drugmaker to pay $1.67 billion to competitor Johnson & Johnson for violating patents on the rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira.

For most people, acetaminophen is likely considered one of the more benign drugs in their medicine cabinets.

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici has undergone shoulder surgery in a Baltimore hospital.

Pozen and its partner AstraZeneca have filed a new drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for their proposed treatment targeting arthritis.

Q. I get terrible rebound headaches from anti-inflammatory drugs . My doctors seem to not believe me; instead, they insist that anti-inflammatories are just what I need for arthritis.

Scientists have discovered gene expression differences that could lead to better ways to classify, predict outcome, and treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis .

The immunosuppressive drug golimumab shows promise in treating rheumatoid arthritis patients who don't respond to other drugs, according to a new study.

WASHINGTON - The makers of Tylenol, Excedrin and other medications are trying to dissuade regulators from placing new restrictions on their popular painkillers, including possibly removing some of them from store shelves.

Arthritis - a Disease or a Disorder? Filed under: Joints, Bones & Muscles Posted on: June 28th, 2009 Many of us are affected by arthritis , or know someone who is.A A Arthritis is a condition of moderate to severe pain that affects the joints, but what exactly is it that causes some people to get arthritis while others donA a a t? The quick and ...

Many animals and people experience chronic joint pain. In dogs, a common source of joint pain is hip dysplasia, a developmental defect of the hip joint.

A clinical trial of masitinib, a drug in development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, has shown it to be well tolerated and effective.