This analysis found that during the year following the halt of the 2004 study the risk of heart attack was 94% higher for those that took Vioxx (34) over those that took the placebo (18). They also found that the risk of stroke was more that double for the Vioxx group (19) over the placebo group (9).
[...]
|
|||||||
 |
According to a recently released study, and maybe common sense and logic, people with arthritis or fibromyalgia frequently have discomfort or problems using computers. This can contribute to work limitations. Nancy A. Baker, of the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, and team performed an analysis of data from 359 participants with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or fibromyalgia who [...] Osteoarthritis, considered to be the “wear and tear” form of arthritis, could be helped by stretching and aerobic exercises in warm water according to Danish studies. [...] The current study, an extension of the National Institutes of Health-funded Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT), did not measure effectiveness as a pain reliever, but specifically at impacts on disease progression. [...] According to research presented at this week’s American College of Rheumatology meeting in Boston, low vitamin D levels resulted in greater knee pain and difficulty in walking in patients with knee osteoarthritis. In this 2 year trial on the benefits of vitamin D supplements on knee osteoarthritis progression, researchers studied 65 women and 25 men in their [...] |
  
|
|||||
|
Copyright © 2010 Current Arthritis News and Research - All Rights Reserved
|
|||||||
Recent Comments