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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, [...] 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 [...] Acupuncture was believed by sixteenth century Chinese doctors to correct an energy imbalance by stimulating the body’s 14 major meridians, or energy carrying channels. The technique was used to resist or overcome illnesses or conditions by correcting these imbalances. It is currently thought that acupuncture’s effect on pain reduction is due to the [...] You don’t need years of research to tell you that diet affects arthritis symptoms and arthritis progression. I have reported on many of these foods here. But one family of foods that I was unaware could affect arthritis symptoms is called the nightshades. Foods in the nightshade family include tomatoes, eggplant, tobacco and peppers. [...] The ratio of the length of the index finger to the ring finger (referred to as 2D:4D) is a trait that is identified with difference between men and women. Men tend to have shorter index than ring fingers while in women they tend to be about the same length. Smaller 2D:4D ratios have interesting [...] 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). [...] 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. [...] |
  
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