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Did You Know That Arthritis
Could Cost You Extra Years Of Your Life?

Many So-Called Arthritis Specialists Claim
To Know How To Treat Arthritis...
Find Out Why They're Wrong.

More than 70% of all people in the United States currently suffer from some type of arthritis. This is a staggering number... and it's on the rise. Every year more than 750,000 new people experience the pain and frustration that comes with arthritis. Many people don't know where to turn other than to their primary care physician. Others try using over-the-counter drugs to no avail. These are only temporary solutions that merely stop the pain for a short period of time - never treating the underlying disease.

 

There are more than 100 different types of arthritis. Some types can lead to blindness, deafness, paralysis… and even premature death! With so many different types, it is difficult for any doctor to diagnose arthritis properly. Many times they will tell you that you simply have arthritis and to take a common over-the-counter medicine. While these medicines may delay the pain, they do not help it to go away. We would like to show you a way you can get the help you need for your arthritis.




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Researchers Use Special MRI To “See” Pain

Marilynn Marchione writing in the AP reported, “In a provocative new study” published in the New England Journal of Medicine, “scientists reported…that they were able to ‘see’ pain on brain scans and, for the first time, measure its intensity and tell whether a drug was relieving it.” While “the research is in its early stages, [...]

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Cost Of Treatment With Biologics Offset By Increased Ability To Work

Lynda Williams writing in Medwire reported, “The cost of treatment with the tumor necrosis factor inhibitor etanercept is offset by increased ability to work, suggests a study of US patients with  moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA).” The researchers also reported that “the beneficial clinical impact of the drug…had a positive effect on functioning in or around [...]

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Hip Fractures More Common In Dialysis Patients Than in Past

Ed Susman writing in  Medpage Today reported, “The hip fracture rate among older dialysis patients is still higher now than it was in the 1990s, but the fractures are less deadly than they once were, researchers reported” at the National Kidney Foundation meeting. Investigators found that “the hip fracture rate in these patients steadily rose [...]

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Light Treatment Doesn’t Work For Achilles Tendinopathy

Lynda Williams writing in MedWire reported research suggests “that active intense pulsed light (ILP) does not benefit patients with chronic mid-body Achilles tendinopathy.” Investigators did not find a “significant difference in the 6- and 12-week outcomes of 21 patients (27 tendons) who were randomly assigned to receive three weekly sessions with single pulse IPL designed [...]

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