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Arthritis News Archive02-Aug-2008
Service set for Berkeley councilwoman Spring (San Francisco Chronicle)
A memorial service has been scheduled for five-term Berkeley City Councilwoman Dona Spring, who died July 13 of complications from rheumatoid arthritis. The public service will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 10 at Civic Center Park, on Martin Luther King Jr. Way...
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.?
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.
Frankincense Provides Relief To Arthritis Sufferers (Medical News Today)
An enriched extract of the 'Indian Frankincense' herb Boswellia serrata has been proven to reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Research published 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.
Frankincense 'can ease arthritis' (BBC News)
A herb known as "Indian Frankincense" can reduce the symptoms of arthritis, US research suggests.
Beyond the Pill Bottle: Alternative Arthritis Therapies (Palatka Daily News)
(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.
House Call: Back pain can be caused by arthritis (North County Journal)
Most of us never consider that the back pain we are experiencing might be a form of arthritis. In fact, the pain caused by lumbar facet arthritis can be extremely severe and should be addressed by a physician, specifically a pain medicine specialist.
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.
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