Men with low levels of the hormone testosterone may be at greater risk for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study.
Men with low levels of the hormone testosterone may be at greater risk for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study.
The lifestyle choices you make as an adult -- not just your health habits as a child -- influence how much height you lose as you age, researchers say.
The lifestyle choices you make as an adult -- not just your health habits as a child -- influence how much height you lose as you age, researchers say.
Exercise-related damage in cartilage can help identify people with the earliest stages of osteoarthritis, a new study reveals.
Exercise-related damage in cartilage can help identify people with the earliest stages of osteoarthritis, a new study reveals.
Smoking, obesity and diabetes are all associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests.
Smoking, obesity and diabetes are all associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests.
Physical therapy is comparable to surgery in improving movement and reducing pain for some patients with knee arthritis and torn knee cartilage, new research finds.
Physical therapy is comparable to surgery in improving movement and reducing pain for some patients with knee arthritis and torn knee cartilage, new research finds.
Although most people get a total hip or knee replacement to decrease pain and move around more easily, a team of orthopedic surgeons has discovered an unexpected benefit: people enjoy sex more after surgery.
Although most people get a total hip or knee replacement to decrease pain and move around more easily, a team of orthopedic surgeons has discovered an unexpected benefit: people enjoy sex more after surgery.
In a very early sign of medical progress on the osteoarthritis front, scientists report they've used injections of modified genes to reduce the risk that mice will develop the painful, debilitating condition.
In a very early sign of medical progress on the osteoarthritis front, scientists report they've used injections of modified genes to reduce the risk that mice will develop the painful, debilitating condition.
Eating lots of foods loaded with salt may do more than raise your blood pressure: Researchers report that it could also contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases.
Eating lots of foods loaded with salt may do more than raise your blood pressure: Researchers report that it could also contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases.
Before agreeing on specific tests, procedures or treatments, rheumatologists and patients need to be aware of the top five that should be questioned.
Before agreeing on specific tests, procedures or treatments, rheumatologists and patients need to be aware of the top five that should be questioned.
In what researchers are calling a first, a new analysis suggests that the greater a woman's exposure to a type of common chemical compound called PFCs, the greater her risk for developing osteoarthritis.
In what researchers are calling a first, a new analysis suggests that the greater a woman's exposure to a type of common chemical compound called PFCs, the greater her risk for developing osteoarthritis.
If current trends continue, more than half the adults in 39 states could be obese by 2030, not just overweight, a new report says.
If current trends continue, more than half the adults in 39 states could be obese by 2030, not just overweight, a new report says.
Americans spend as much as $635 billion each year on the direct and indirect costs associated with chronic pain, according to a new study.
Americans spend as much as $635 billion each year on the direct and indirect costs associated with chronic pain, according to a new study.
Scientists have identified as many as eight new gene variants that may increase osteoarthritis risk, according to new research.
Scientists have identified as many as eight new gene variants that may increase osteoarthritis risk, according to new research.
