Papers
- Arthritis (About.com - Eustice)
Provides core reference resources for arthritis. 3-01
- Arthritis - Drugs for Treatment (About.com - Eustice)
Describes the most common medications used with arthritis. 3-01
- Arthritis - Food Supplements Ease Arthritis (applesforhealth)
A combination of over-the-counter food supplements has been found to ease pain, joint swelling and stiffness in a form of arthritis that affects at least 21 million people in the United States, says a study released Tuesday. 03-24-00.
- Arthritis - Types (About.com - Eustice)
Describes the most common forms of arthritis. 3-01
- Arthritis Information (Arthritis Foundation)
Provides information on over a 100 types of arthritis and associated disorders, including Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis), Back Pain, Behçet's Disease, Bursitis And Other Soft Tissue Diseases, Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate, Crystal Deposition Disease (CPPD) (Pseudo Gout), Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Connective Tissue-Related Diagnoses, Crohn's Disease, Dermatomyositis, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Fibromyalgia, Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica Gout, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Juvenile Arthritis and Related Conditions, Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Juvenile Non-Inflammatory Disorders, Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA), Juvenile Scleroderma, Juvenile Spondyloarthropathy Syndromes, Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Juvenile Vasculitis, Lupus, Lyme Disease, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD), Marfan Syndrome, Myofascial Pain, Myositis (Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis), Osteoarthritis, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis), Osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, Polyarteritis Nodossa and Wegener's Granulomatosis, Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis, Polymyositis, Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE), Psoriatic Arthritis, Raynaud's Phenomenon, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, Reactive Arthritis (Reiter's Syndrome), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, Scleroderma, Sjogren's Syndrome, Soft Tissue Disease, Still's Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus), Tendinitis, and Wegener's Granulomatosis. 2-01
- Arthritis Research (About.com - Eustice)
Provides news and explanations related to the latest attempts to prevent, diagnose and treat arthritis. 3-01
- Arthritis Treatments (About.com - Eustice)
Describes the most common types of treatment and accommodations for arthritis and related conditions and diseases. Includes applying for disability benefits with Social Security Disability. 3-01
- Drug Combo Helps Patients (applesforhealth)
Adding a new genetically engineered drug, Enbrel, along with the longtime standard therapy of methotrexate to the standard therapy for rheumatoid arthritis relieved pain, swelling and stiffness, say Boston researchers. 06-04-99.
- Pain - Surgery Relieves Painful Foot Condition (applesforhealth)
A new surgical technique can relieve a common, painful foot condition. The condition is called Morton's neuroma. It is caused by running, arthritis or spending much of the work day on your feet. 10-08-99.
- Sleep Disruption, Arthritis Sufferers Worst Nightmare (applesforhealth)
A study indicates the chief complaint of people suffering the pain of arthritis is not being able to sleep. 02-25-00.
Research
- Hip Replacement Alternative (applesforhealth)
There's an arthroscopic procedure that may allow some patients to avoid total hip replacement. The technique can relieve most of the pain -- whether it be caused by a cartilage tear or arthritis -- and delay the need for surgery for years, perhaps eliminate it altogether, said Dr. Robert Klapper, medical director of Cedars-Sinai Orthopedic Associates in Los Angeles. 01-21-00.
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