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Arthritis News Archive01-Aug-2008
Arthritis doesn?t hinder indoor exercise when there?s a Wii Fit around (Rockford Register Star)
Elaine Bartz would never lie to her doctor. Since the 62-year-old grandmother bought a Nintendo Wii Fit system to help fight her arthritis, that hasn?t been a consideration. ?Every time I go to the doctor, she would ask me if I?d been exercising, because I do have high cholesterol, too,? Bartz said. ?I would say, ?Uh, no, I?m not.' Now, when I go to her, I can say I am exercising daily.?
Beyond the Pill Bottle: Alternative Arthritis Therapies (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Opening a pill bottle brings the promise of relief from pain for many people. But for 41 percent of the 46 million Americans diagnosed with arthritis, everyday activities - like opening their arthritis medication - can be very difficult.
FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval Of Actemra For The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis (Medical News Today)
Roche announced that the Arthritis Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by a near unanimous (10-1) vote recommended approval of Actemra (tocilizumab), a novel interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor-inhibiting monoclonal antibody, for reducing the signs and symptoms in adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
FDA advisory committee recommends approval of Roche's arthritis drug (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
Roche has announced that the arthritis advisory committee of the FDA has recommended approval of Actemra, a novel interleukin-6 receptor-inhibiting monoclonal antibody, for reducing the signs and symptoms in adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis may double heart attack risk (New Kerala)
Washington, July 30 : Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are twice as likely to suffer a heart attack, suggests a new study.
Frankincense Provides Relief To Arthritis Sufferers (Science Daily)
An enriched extract of the 'Indian frankincense' herb Boswellia serrata has been proven to reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy has shown that patients taking the herbal remedy showed significant improvement in as little as seven days.
Panel urges approval of rheumatoid arthritis drug (Baltimore Sun)
A government advisory panel Tuesday recommended approval of the drug Actemra, promoted as a new type of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, a painful and disabling swelling of the joints generally kept in check with medication.
Roche wins U.S. panel support for arthritis drug (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Roche Holding AG won a U.S. panel's backing on Tuesday for a new rheumatoid arthritis drug, a potential blockbuster that could help the Swiss company diversify its business.
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