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What is juvenile arthritis?
If your child complains and experiences stiffness or pain in the joints, and loss of flexibility and swelling, then consult a doctor as he may have juvenile arthritis.
Arthritis is largely associated with the elderly, but shockingly children too can develop arthritis. Senior Consultant - Arthroscopy and Joint Replacement, Dr. Jayant Arora with Columbia Asia Hospital, Gurgaon explains what is juvenile arthritis, types of juvenile arthritis, causes and symptoms of juvenile arthritis, and prevention and treatment of juvenile arthritis.
What is juvenile arthritis?
Juvenile arthritis affects children; Dr. Jayant explains "Any form of arthritis occurring in children below the age of 16 years is called juvenile or childhood arthritis. It is a chronic auto immune disease, where the body attacks its own healthy cells." Due to poor autoimmune system your children will experience juvenile arthritis.
Full story of juvenile arthritis at Times of India
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Not Even 2, Girl With Juvenile Arthritis Struggles to Walk (VIDEO)
Campbell Pruden was only 19 months old, just beginning to talk, when she developed a limp and begged to be carried. The only way she could express her pain was to tell her parents, "It's too tight."
In 2011, the once energetic toddler was diagnosed and hospitalized with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. At one point, she was taking eight daily medications. She was so afraid of the frequent steroid injections that she had to be put under anesthesia to keep her still enough for the procedure.
"In the beginning when there were all those unknowns, we knew we had to get to the bottom of it," said her mother, Kim Pruden, a 35-year-old speech pathologist from Phoenix.
"But at the same time, we had to keep that poker face with her to give her the confidence that, 'You are O.K. and you are going to be O.K.'"
The couple has their "breakdown" moments after Campbell goes to bed at night.
Full story of toddler with arthritis at ABC News
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Osteoarthritis: What You Need to Know
About 50 million Americans are afflicted with osteoarthritis at any given time, but the condition gets short shrift when being considered among today's "sexy" diseases. As an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and replacement, I frequently hear the comment "My doctor told me it's just arthritis." Just arthritis? I wouldn't say that about a disease process that ravages some body parts so badly that we have to replace them with metal and plastic in nearly a million people a year in this country.
We generally think of arthritis as something that afflicts the elderly, but in fact, most people begin to see wear and tear of their joints in early adulthood. Although there are over 100 forms of arthritis, including some that affect children, the most common form is osteoarthritis (OA). It affects women 2 to 1. There is a genetic component, though poorly understood, as well as environmental and injury factors, that leads to the erosion and breakdown of the cartilage in our joints. It manifests initially as stiffness, and then progresses from there to pain, loss of flexibility, deformity and decreasing ability to remain active.
Although there is no cure, there are many things we can do to slow the progression. First, get off the couch! Obesity has been linked to OA through mechanical factors, i.e. too much force on the joint. However, recent research suggests that obese patients secrete a hormone that accelerates the breakdown of cartilage. Every 10 pounds lost translates into up to 70 pounds less force on the hips and knees -- that's per joint and per step.
Full story of osteoarthritis information at Huffington Post
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Relief From Arthritis Without Drugs
If you’re one of the 50 million North Americans living with nagging arthritis pain, don’t be discouraged by recent news about treatment duds and dangers. Plenty of safe, proven ache-easers can keep you off the sidelines and may eliminate or reduce your dependence on painkillers and postpone the need for a joint replacement.
First, some alerts and advice about well-known arthritis pain-relief treatments:
—Diclofenac is the most popular NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) in the world. But a new report says these pills could boost your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 91 percent, if taken regularly. Experts in Canada have called for a global ban. However, topical (cream) diclofenac could serve as a safer form of the drug for people looking to relieve their arthritis pain.
Full story of arthritis relief without drugs at Yankton Daily
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Natural Lubricant Cited as New Osteoarthritis Remedy
Researchers studying the knees of mice have cited a natural lubricant as a new osteoarthritis remedy. The lubricant includes a protein that the human body produces naturally.
According to Medical News Today, a team from Rhode Island Hospital concluded that adding the protein, lubricin, to the fluid in human joints might cut the risk of developing or could actually prevent osteoarthritis. The teaching hospital is affiliated with Brown University's Alpert Medical School. The research team published its findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. This painful disease occurs most often in the knees, hips, hands, and spine from cartilage wear and tear. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases says that it affects around 27 million American adults. By 2030, estimates predict that the number will jump to 67 million, due to the aging of the population.
Much of the Rhode Island research involved studying the knees of mice. The genetic lack of lubricin in these small mammals results in joint friction, death of cartilage cells, and arthritis. Because the cells die even amid high levels of hyaluronic acid in joint fluid, some experts have challenged the current treatment of injecting arthritic human joints with products containing this acid.
Full story of new osteoarthritis remedy at Yahoo News
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Researchers Link Osteoarthritis to Common Chemicals
A team of U.S. scientists has found a link between osteoarthritis and chemicals with common industrial and consumer uses. They noted a strong association between one of them and research subjects who were women.
The study established a relationship between exposure to two common perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) and osteoarthritis, according to ScienceDaily. The researchers have published their work in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) and represent two institutions: Yale University and Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
PFCs have had more than 200 industrial and consumer uses. The research team is the first to examine the relationships between two subtypes -- perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) -- and this type of arthritis in subjects that mirror the U.S. population.
Their report in EHP indicates that they also sought to determine whether exposure to either PFOA or PFOS was linked to particular associations with men and women. They concluded that higher concentrations of serum PFOA tracked to osteoarthritis in female subjects but not in males. They were able to associate PFOS with the disease in women only, though the effect did not appear significant.
Full story of chemicals linked to osteoarthritis at Yahoo News
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New ‘Health’ Wine Battles Arthritis And Fatigue
The health properties of red wine have long been debated but an Australian biochemist believes he has created a drop so loaded with antioxidants that it could treat a range of ills.
Brisbane-based Greg Jardine said he has patented a group of compounds created during the wine-making process which he says act as an anti-inflammatory and could help battle conditions such as arthritis and chronic fatigue.
While previous studies have suggested a small daily intake of wine could help men live longer and may protect against heart disease, they have always been countered by those pointing out the dangers of alcohol consumption.
Jardine, however, believes he has created a palatable drink which could have discernible health-boosting effects.
"We take this antioxidant, which exists in tiny amounts in wine, to a level where it can actually do something," he told AFP on Tuesday.
Full story of health wines at Business Insider
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Asthma and Arthritis Medications Are Drug Muggers
It's disturbing to me that consumers will ponder a menu for much longer than they will the side effects associated with their medications. And even those who do look up their medicine or ask their pharmacist still don't know that drugs can mug the body of nutrients, the very nutrients you need to stay healthy, to see clearly, have energy, keep you free of pain and maintain a happy mood.
Surprised? Most people are, and I can say that safely because I've been a pharmacist for 23 years, and I always get the same look when I tell people they need to "marry" their medicine with the right nutrient(s) to minimize or avoid (or reverse) side effects.
Don't believe me? Let's delve a little deeper into this.
Corticosteroids are medications used frequently this time of year and in the springtime for inflammatory conditions and disorders associated with a hyper-reactive immune response. Thus, corticosteroids are well-known for their anti-inflammatory and and immunosuppressant activity on the body. The most commonly-prescribed medications in this class include prednisone and hydrocortisone, and as an aside, these drugs are also classically used for various autoimmune disorders like lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Methylprednisolone is another corticosteroid that is sometimes used.
Full story of drug muggers at the Huffington Post
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Preventing Osteoarthritis: How Much Exercise is Just Right?
During the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Thomas M. Link, MD, PhD, chief of the Musculoskeletal Imaging Section in UCSF’s Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging described a study expanding on earlier work that showed an association between physical activity and cartilage degeneration.
Nearly one in every two people in the U.S. may develop knee osteoarthritis by age 85, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By 2030, an estimated 67 million Americans over the age of 18 are projected to have physician-diagnosed arthritis.
In the new study, Link and his colleagues looked at changes in knee cartilage among a group of 205 middle-aged adults over a four-year period, taking magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based measurements every two years to track early degenerative changes to the cartilage in their knees over time.
The patients were all part of the Osteoarthritis Initiative, an international collaboration working on the prevention and treatment of knee osteoarthritis that is coordinated by UCSF and funded by the National Institutes of Health. They answered questionnaires yearly over four years to correlate their exercise levels with the MRI measurements.
Full story of osteoarthritis prevention at Health Canal
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Debunking myths of Carpal tunnel and cracked knuckles
If someone tells you cracking your knuckles leads to arthritis, tell them that Dr. Jessica Frankenhoff says otherwise. Frankenhoff is a specialist in Carpal tunnel syndrome and hand-related surgery at Stony Point Surgery Center. She said that the sound we hear when we “crack” our knuckles is not cracking at all, but instead popped “air bubbles from a created vacuum” surrounding the knuckles. Despite those who believe otherwise, Frankenhoff said “it doesn’t hurt your hand.” However, about 3% of women and 2% of men will develop a specific hand pain: Carpal tunnel syndrome.
A lot of us say Carpal tunnel as a blanket phrase to describe general hand pain, like soreness from prolonged keyboard typing (about 68% of Americans use a computer for work). However, Carpal tunnel syndrome is a very specific condition and isn’t caused by typing. “There is no correlation between typing1 and Carpal tunnel,” said Frankenhoff. “Typing actually helps prevent Carpal tunnel.”
The Carpal tunnel is a narrow space in the wrist that tendons and nerves pass through. Carpal tunnel syndrome develops when nerves and tendons become inflamed, creating pressure in the wrist. “Because there is a fixed space” in the Carpal tunnel, said Frankenhoff, “the pressure goes up and collapses the blood vessels.” This causes tingling, numbness, and pain that can even spread to the shoulder.
Full story of carpal tunnel at RVA News
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