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News and Features Related to Arthritis

171. RA Drug Methotrexate Is Recalled
     

     Oct. 28, 2010 -- Glass flakes have led to the recall of Sandoz and Parenta brand injectable methotrexate, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, and psoriasis. The glass flakes "are the result of delamination of the glass used to manufacture the vials" of two dosages of the drug, the FDA

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172. Solid Marriage May Ease RA Pain
     

     Oct. 29, 2010 -- Being in a rock-solid marriage is linked with less joint pain and better functioning in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). An autoimmune disease, RA affects multiple joints and tissues, causing pain and inflammation. Previous studies have found that married people with RA show l

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173. Fibromyalgia, Restless Legs Syndrome Overlap
     

     Oct. 15, 2010 -- People who have fibromyalgia are much more likely to also have restless legs syndrome, according to a new study. Restless legs syndrome is a baffling disorder that causes uncomfortable sensations in the legs and/or the urge to move the legs. The study, published in the Oct. 15 issue

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174. Yoga Eases Fibromyalgia Pain
     

     Oct. 14, 2010 -- Women with fibromyalgia can reduce symptoms of the disease and improve their function by practicing the mind-body techniques of yoga, a new study says. Researchers in Oregon who enrolled 53 women aged 21 or older for the study say that women who participated in a “Yoga of Awareness”

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175. Arthritis on the Increase; Obesity Partly to Blame
     

     Oct. 7, 2010 -- Nearly 50 million Americans have doctor-diagnosed arthritis, and 21 million people say the disease limits their physical activities, the CDC says. In its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for Oct. 8, the CDC says arthritis is increasing, that it’s especially common among people w

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176. Will Exercise Hurt My Joints if I Have RA?
     

     In every issue of WebMD the Magazine, we ask our experts to answer readers' questions about a wide range of topics. In our October 2010 issue, we asked WebMD's health expert Brunilda Nazario, MD, just why and how exercise is good for people with rheumatoid arthritis.   Q : I have rheumatoid arthriti

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177. Alternative Treatments for Arthritis
     

     Alternative therapies for arthritis include everything from acupuncture, copper bracelets, and magnets to glucosamine and chondroitin supplements and yoga. But are any of these therapies really a match for your achy, creaky joints? Many people with arthritis look to these alternative therapies to he

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178. New Drug Helps Treatment-Resistant Arthritis
     

     Sept. 28, 2010 -- An experimental rheumatoid arthritis treatment helps two-thirds of patients getting too little relief from methotrexate. The drug, from a company called Rigel, is R788 or fostamatinib disodium. The oral drug targets an enzyme called Syk. Nobody is exactly sure of the role Syk plays

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179. Anger Increases Pain in Women
     

     Sept. 24, 2010 -- Negative emotions such as anger and sadness increase pain in women who suffer from fibromyalgia and in those who don’t, according to a new study. Researchers in the Netherlands conducted experiments on a total of 121 women, 62 with fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition, and 59 who

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180. FDA Approves Krystexxa to Treat Gout
     

     Sept. 17, 2010 -- The FDA has approved Krystexxa (pegloticase) for the treatment of gout. Krystexxa is for adults with long-standing chronic gout who do not improve with or cannot tolerate other treatments. The drug is associated with some serious side effects. Gout occurs when uric acid builds up i

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