<rss xmlns:cm="http://choicemedia.com/content/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>MyOsteoarthritisCentral.com - Latest Osteoarthritis News</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/</link><description>Latest Osteoarthritis News from MyOsteoarthritisCentral.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>MyOsteoarthritisCentral.com</title><width>120</width><height>19</height><url>http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif</url><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/</link></image><item><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Drug Combo Improves Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-256511-31.html</link><description>Those on methotrexate-etanercept therapy 3 times less likely to
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hospitalizations, analysis finds</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/news-255604-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/news-255378-31.html</link><description>Study finds patients twice as likely to care for themselves, saves
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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) could play a role in
preventing melanoma, but a large study has failed to find any
evidence to support this possibility.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/news-255173-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>FDA Panel Recommends Enbrel for Pediatric Patients</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-254729-31.html</link><description>But experts also express concern about psoriasis drug's possible
risks for children; action follows agency warning that drug label
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remission, study says</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-254164-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:30:05 EDT</pubDate><title>NJ court dismisses Vioxx medical monitoring suit</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/news-253677-66.html</link><description>The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Vioxx users who suffered no
known harm from the withdrawn pain drug cannot sue Merck &amp; Co
Inc to pay for medical tests and treatment by heart doctors, the
drugmaker said on Wednesday.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/news-253677-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-253636-31.html</link><description>Reports of increased cancer risk among young users of TNF blockers
prompts action</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-253636-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 03:40:03 EDT</pubDate><title>Merck says wins appeal on first Vioxx case</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/news-253072-66.html</link><description>Merck &amp; Co said on Thursday a Texas appeals court reversed a
decision against the company in the first trial involving alleged
injuries caused by its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/news-253072-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/news-252722-31.html</link><description>Gait support translated into 10% average decrease in lateral load
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against Merck &amp; Co involving its withdrawn pain drug Vioxx on
Wednesday, ruling that evidence presented at trial failed to prove
the medicine caused the heart attack suffered by the plaintiff's
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