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Exercise may reduce chronic pain
Tribune NewspapersFor more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief — but it didn't come from a pill or a shot. It came...Tags: Pain, Inflammation, Fibromyalgia, Diseases and Illnesses, Back Pain
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TNF inhibitors offer relief to arthritis sufferers
Medical Edge from Mayo ClinicDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard of doctors using TNF inhibitors to treat rheumatoid arthritis. What exactly are TNF inhibitors and are they safe to use? ANSWER: An estimated 1.3 million people in the U.S. have rheumatoid arthritis, an inflammatory disease...Tags: Inflammation, Diseases and Illnesses, Tuberculosis, Immune System, Internists
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Teen with Arthritis Dreams Big with a Big Show
In a few days a performance hall in Kansas City will come alive with music and art in a benefit show to help kids and adults with arthritis. The impresario putting it all together is Reaching 4 Excellence Young Achiever Kasie Goodfellow.
Kasie's a...Tags: Human Interest, Diseases and Illnesses, High School Sports, Elections, Kansas (music group)
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Swelling behind the knee could be a Baker's cyst
Tribune Media ServicesQ: What is a Baker's cyst? What's the best way to get rid of it? A: A Baker's cyst is a collection of fluid behind the knee. It was named after a British surgeon, William Baker, who described these cysts in the late 1800s. It's sometimes called a...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Diseases and Illnesses, Boston, Surgery, Human Body
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Diet does play a role in the development of some forms of arthritis
Tribune Media ServicesQ: Does diet play a role in the development of arthritis? A: Many people assume that diet has a lot to do with the development of arthritis. Based on our current understanding, this notion is largely myth. However, there are some links between diet...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Obesity, Diets and Dieting, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Conditions
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Arthritis Diagnosis Can Change
Q: I was originally diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis three years ago. Multiple treatments have been ineffective. My doctor is now suggesting that I might have something called "mixed connective tissue disease." Can you tell me more about this and its...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Inflammation, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Hands
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5 TIPS to help you avoid arthritis
The following tips were submitted by Alyssa Kuhn, a Sentara Healthcare physical therapist.
Whether brought on by genes or jumping, you can take 5 steps to reduce your risks of arthritis symptoms. The two most common forms of arthritis are...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Obesity, Industrial Accidents, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses
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Studies cloud chronic fatigue research
Contamination is a likely explanation for scientific data that seemed to link a retrovirus and other mouse viruses to chronic fatigue syndrome and prostate cancer, according to four papers published Monday in the journal Retrovirology.
The papers provide...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Retroviruses, Diseases and Illnesses, Biotechnology Industry, Physical Conditions
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Aches, pains of arthritis
Snap, crackle and pop! Not just breakfast cereal anymore — it may be the sound of your joints as you go up a flight of stairs. Joint popping and cracking, or "crepitus," is one of the more than 100 forms of arthritis. Do a self-survey: How do...Tags: Dietary Supplements, Glucosamine, Inflammation, Diseases and Illnesses, Hands
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The Pain of Bartonella
McClatchy NewspapersA bacterial infection typically spread by fleas, lice and biting flies could be more prevalent than many think, and may have been transmitted from a mother to her children at birth, scientists from N.C. State University say. Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt,...Tags: Inflammation, Symptoms, Family, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology
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Nerve problem likely source of numbness in one finger
Q: My pinky finger has been numb with tingling for two weeks. Should I be worried? Do I need to treat it? A: Your symptoms suggest irritation, compression or disease of the ulnar nerve. This nerve supplies sensation to the fifth (pinky) finger. The...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Symptoms, Diseases and Illnesses, Boston, Surgery
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