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Grant Cooper

posted 05/16/2008, comments (3)

Cortisone injections for knee osteoarthritis

"My doctor wants to give me a cortisone injection in my knee for my osteoarthritis. That's just a short-term fix, isn't it? Won't the pain just come back?" Knee pain from osteoarthritis (OA) can range from mild to severe. There are several treatments available for osteoarthritis knee pain. These... Read more Chevron

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Pattye Snyder

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posted 03/04/2008, comments (0)

Ads for Prescriptions

I just read the USA Today article for March 4, on the results of survey the paper conducted on the effects of prescription advertising. Although it's only been about 12 years since this became legal in the US, it has made a major impact primarily on the sales and income for the pharmaceutical companies. A representaive for the companies... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/04/2008, comments (0)

Prescription Drug Ads: Do They Do More Harm Than Good?

Read our experts' analysis in a special Issue section Many of your remember the trouble with Vioxx -- it was one of the most heavily advertised drugs ever; people asked for it by name; doctors wrote millions of prescriptions and then it was pulled from the market because of the dangers it caused for hearts. "Prescription-drug... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Borigini

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posted 12/11/2007, comments (0)

Beyond Osteoarthritis: Looking Toward A Future Without Knee Pain

Osteoarthritis (OA) is by far the most common joint disorder in the United States and throughout the world. It is a leading cause of pain and disability in the elderly, mostly because of its predilection for the weight-bearing joints. And so today I will talk about osteoarthritis in an important weight-bearing joint: the knee. ... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Jonathan Krant

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posted 10/17/2007, comments (0)

Your osteoarthritis diagnosed and managed

A recent publication in the New England Journal of Medicine, written by Nancy Lane, University of California at Davis, underscores many of the principles of osteoarthritis management we have discussed in this forum. Dr. Lane reviews the clinical problem of osteoarthritis in the United States, and discusses in detail the diagnostic modalities,... Read more Chevron

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