Rheumatology
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Arthritis drug could help beat skin cancer
A drug normally used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may also help treat a deadly skin cancer, researchers have revealed. Read more
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Tobacco link to arthritis
Tobacco smoking may lie behind many cases of severe rheumatoid arthritis, researchers warn today. Read more
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Heart risk comes early in RA
People who develop rheumatoid arthritis face a massively increased risk of heart attack by the time they are diagnosed, researchers warn today. Read more
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Yoga can alleviate symptoms of fibromyalgia
People with the painful condition fibromyalgia may experience relief if they do yoga, research has suggested. Read more
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Joint pain supplements “do not work”
Health authorities should not fund two popular supplements taken to counteract joint pain because they do not work, researchers say today. Read more
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Grow your own joints
Doctors may one day be able to get patients who need hip and knee replacements to grow their own parts – within the body, scientists reported today. Read more
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Alcohol may ease arthritis
Alcohol drinkers may be spared some of the symptoms of arthritis, researchers report today. Read more
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Gout drug heart boost
People taking a drug to treat gout may have enjoyed benefits in preventing the painful heart condition angina, British researchers reported today. Read more
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Lifestyle changes prompt arthritis increase
Growing numbers of women are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis because of the impact of modern life-styles, researchers have revealed. Read more
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Osteoporosis genes uncovered
Scientists have discovered several new genes linked to osteoporosis, it was announced yesterday. Read more