A new study from the University of Michigan Health System suggests that a compound in green tea may provide therapeutic benefits to people with rheumatoid arthritis.
Bacteria that insert themselves inside key front-line immune cells in mice can trigger a strong immune response, says a new University of Michigan study published online in Immunity. The findings add to a new picture of the immune response that points the way to more effective vaccines and more precisely targeted drugs for some autoimmune diseases.
A team lead by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, are the first to study outcomes in high cardiovascular risk patients with osteoarthritis. The researchers compared combination treatments of low-dose aspirin with the drugs ibuprofen, naproxen and the cox-2 inhibitor lumiracoxib. They have found that high cardiovascular risk patients taking ibuprofen and aspirin combined are nine times more likely suffer a heart attack.
Contrary to widespread belief, total surgical replacement of arthritic shoulder joints carries no greater risk of complications than replacement of other major joints, a Johns Hopkins study suggests.
Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals offers audioconference on physical intimacy, sex and rheumatic disease.
Here are four tips for minimizing the aches and pains that come with aging bones, joints, and muscles.
Knee and hip implants don't last forever. The good news is, advancements in revision surgery can keep you mobile and independent longer.
Many patients who receive a bone marrow transplant will develop graft versus host disease. Now researchers at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center say a rheumatoid arthritis drug, when combined with traditional steroid medication, can eliminate GVHD in more than two-thirds of bone marrow transplant patients.
A report in the January issue of Nature magazine announces that one more step in understanding what may cause the body to attack itself in its war against autoimmune disease has been discovered by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Whitehead Institute, says the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA), a national nonprofit patient advocacy organization.
Low doses of steroids can inhibit joint damage when used in the early phase of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new review of evidence.
Researchers identify the gene control circuitry that enables the body to prevent a wide range of autoimmune diseases.
It happens to all of us: joint pain from a lifetime of lifting, bending and normal wear and tear. Beyond medication, there are steps you can take to relieve stress while going about your daily activities. Here's what you can do, from a world leader in arthritis care.
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