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What Are Adjuvant Analgesics?(Submitted by: Yury Bayarski)Adjuvant Analgesics (co-analgesics) Adjuvant analgesics are drugs that are used primarily for treating conditions other than pain, but may be analgesic or assist in decreasing patients' perception of pain in certain circumstances. Adjuvant analgesics may be used alone or in combination with an opioid or a non opioid pain reliever to treat persistent pain conditions, ... Read article Understanding Canine Hip Dysplasia and How to Prevent It(Submitted by: Rebecca Prescott)Canine hip dysplasia is a genetic issue that starts to appear from the ages of 4 to 12 months. Not all puppies in a litter will develop it, though if your dog has canine hip dysplasia, she should not be bred. Larger breed dogs have a higher risk of developing hip dysplasia, due to the greater weight these joints will have to bear. But it's important to realize that small dogs can be ... Read article Cat Arthritis(Submitted by: Niall Kennedy)Cat arthritis is not a very common ailment among healthy cats. Most arthritis found in cats is from an accident that has made the bones or joints weak. Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints and there is more than one type of arthritis that can affect your cat. Cats usually suffer with two different types of arthritis. The first one being traumatic arthritis, this is brought on by an ... Read article Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Gout(Submitted by: Groshan Fabiola)Gout is a common type of arthritis that causes inflammation, swelling and pain of the joints. The disease is caused by the accumulation of uric crystals at the level of the joints and muscular tissues. In many cases, the underlying cause of gout is high serum uric acid concentration. Uric acid is a substance synthesized during the bodys purine metabolism, having no physiological importance ... Read article Bextra and Vioxx Withdrawal Spurs Price Increase Among Rivals(Submitted by: Charles Essmeier)The market for painkillers is huge. People don't like pain and inflammation, and last year Americans spent nearly $4 billion on just two of them Vioxx and Bextra. Those two drugs, part of a family of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors, were withdrawn from the market recently amid concerns that they can cause heart attacks and strokes. The loss of these two drugs ... Read article Rheumatoid- When the Body's Immune Network Goes Haywire(Submitted by: Nilutpal Gogoi)Rheumatoid is a form of arthritis and is an autoimmune ailment. In other words, rheumatoid strikes whenever the body's immune system fails to provide the protective shield to the body. Rheumatoid -- also known as Rheumatoid Arthritis can seriously affect the vital internal organs like the heart, and the lungs. Rheumatoid affects the lining of the joints which are known as the synovium. ... Read article Arthritis And Your Diet(Submitted by: J Hall)In 2002, 43 million American adults (about 1 in 5) reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis. Another 23 million people reported chronic joint symptoms but had not been told by a doctor that they had arthritis. These data indicate that arthritis is one of the nations most common health problems. As the U.S. population ages, these numbers are likely to increase dramatically. Arthritis comprises over ... Read article What's a Good Arthritis Medicine for Me, Doctor?(Submitted by: Nathan Wei)Pain is the body's warning signal that something is wrong. If the pain is due to overuse or arthritis there are many things to consider. In all likelihood, one of the first things a person will reach for is an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medicine. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines work by blocking the synthesis of cyclo oxygenase, the enzyme responsible for the production ... Read article 10 Home Remedies For Arthritis Pain Relief(Submitted by: Dr. Rashid M. H.)Your Remedy No. 1 Stretch Gently for Strength and Mobility. When it comes to arthritis, moving hurts, but not moving destroys. Incorrect moving harms, but intelligent moving heals. Yoga teaches movement with proper joint alignment which helps bring deformed joints back to normal position as appropriate muscles are lengthened and strengthened ... Read article Arthritis: What to Do About Painful or Swollen Fingers(Submitted by: Jessica Deets)A friend of mine thought she broke her finger. It had swollen up and was painful to the touch. We talked to someone known as an expert regarding this and it turns out the finger was not broken. It had calcium deposits on the joints... the early signs of arthritis. In fact, as he checked her fingers it turns out that each finger had pain to varying degrees. The most painful being ... Read article Cortisone Injections Into Joints Can Help or Harm(Submitted by: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.)Doctors often inject cortisone-type medications into painful damaged joints and tendons. Single injections can relieve pain and swelling and appear to be safe, but repeated injections can damage joints and delay healing. Scientists in Greece injected cortisone-type drugs repeatedly into the joints of rabbits and showed that they damage cartilage. A paper in the Journal of Bone and Joint ... Read article Sciatica Pain Relief(Submitted by: Eddie Tobey)The term sciatica refers to pain along a specific nerve the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back down through each leg. It usually caused by a wayward vertebral disc, more commonly referred to as a pinched nerve or a herniated, ruptured, or slipped disc that has shifted from its normal position in the vertebral column and is putting pressure on the radicular nerve (nerve root), ... Read article Definition and Interesting Features of Fibromyalgia(Submitted by: Groshan Fabiola)Fibromyalgia is a neurological chronic condition that affects the musculoskeletal tissues of the body. The disorder is mostly responsible for inducing discomfort, pain and fatigue in the muscles, ligaments, tendons and in the areas surrounding the joints. People who suffer from fibromyalgia are constantly confronted with intense pain that tends to reoccur on a regular time basis. The pain ... Read article The Signs of Gout and Gout Symptoms(Submitted by: Groshan Fabiola)Gout is a type of arthritis that causes the inflammation of the joints. Gout mostly affects the joints of the lower body (toes, heels, ankles, knees), but it can also affect other joints (elbows, spine, shoulders and hand wrists). The disease can sometimes cause damage to skin and soft tissue (tendons and muscles), which have decreased flexibility and integrity. The most common gout ... Read article Overview of FDA Recalled Drug - BEXTRA(Submitted by: Todd Going)Bextra, also known as valdecoxib, is a prescription medicine known as a COX-2 Inhibitor. Like Vioxx and Celebrex, it supposedly lessen the pain of inflammation and fever without causing stomach irritation common to aspirin and other NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs). Pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer released Bextra in ... Read article fibromyalgia, arthritis pain relief(Submitted by: Douglas Bower)You are going to find this incredible and I assure you I am not making any of this up: You can waltz into any pharmacy (Farmacia) in Mexico and buy almost anything without a prescription. Except for controlled substances, you can get most anything you want or need simply by asking. This is astoundingly advantageous. Just think of it. You don't necessarily have to pay a doctor's office ... Read article This Popular Food is a Pain in the Neck, Joints, and Rump!(Submitted by: Heidi Whitaker)Gluten is found in wheat, oats, barley, and rye. Doctors have reported a higher than normal percentage of people with autoimmune disorders are allergic to gluten. They suggest complete avoidance for at least one month to see if benefits will occur. Studies have also shown that wheat can irritate patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, ... Read article 10 Reasons For Your Expanding Waistline(Submitted by: Ben Greenfield)On Monday, July 3rd, an editorial appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The author of the article decided that there must be more to the growing obesity problem in America than the simple fact that people don't exercise enough while eating too much. To back this statement, the editorial cited research from the International Journal of Obesity, which recently reported 10 other possible ... Read article Chicago Drug Rehab: Long Term Help For a Real Recovery(Submitted by: Jeff Lakie)The central location of the city of Chicago has made it a hub for the distribution of drugs in the Midwest, though much of the problem remains upon the city's streets. The use of crack cocaine is the city's biggest drug problem - since 1990, admissions to Chicago drug rehab for the treatment of this drug have more than doubled. The use of heroin has also increased in recent years, meaning that ... Read article Haemorrhoids - Curing Common Problems of Rectum and Anus(Submitted by: Nilutpal Gogoi)Haemorrhoids are common problems of the rectum and the anus. If detected early, Haemorrhoids can be cured with easily available medications with many prepared from herbs. Such herbal medications may be a bit slow in reacting compared to the other medicines prepared from chemicals but the best thing about these herbal medicines is that they leave no side effects. Haemorrhoids cause unpleasant, ... Read article More articles1 | 2 | 3 | 4What is arthritis?
Arthritis is an inflammatory disease of the joints and other parts of the
body. Arthritis is actually more than 100 different diseases and affects
one out of every 7 people of all ages. People with arthritis experience
pain and loss of movement and function. Arthritis can be very disabling
and is a lifelong disease, but can go into remission. Each type of
arthritis is different and has a different cause.
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