<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>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:40:05 EST</pubDate><title>Childhood abuse linked to osteoarthritis</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-413730-98.html</link><description>University of Toronto researchers have found that adults who experienced childhood physical abuse are 56 percent more likely to have osteoarthritis than people who were not abused.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-413730-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:34:02 EST</pubDate><title>FDA approves topical NSAID pain med</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-413724-98.html</link><description>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug called Pennsaid.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-413724-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:25:04 EST</pubDate><title>Radiation from medical scans skyrocketing</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-413719-98.html</link><description>Scientists say exposure to radiation from medical procedures has risen 600 to 700 percent in the past 20 years, and it is now the biggest source of radiation for Americans.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-413719-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:09:05 EST</pubDate><title>Illness, surgery not linked to seniors' mental decline</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413671-98.html</link><description>New research published in the journal Anesthesiology suggests that illness and surgery don't contribute to long-term cognitive decline in seniors, nor do they accelerate the development of dementia.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413671-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:02:02 EST</pubDate><title>Easy access to MRIs increases back surgeries</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-411268-98.html</link><description>An analysis of Medicare data has found that people with new pain in their low back are more likely to undergo surgery if they live in an area that has an abundance of MRI machines.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/news-411268-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:43:01 EDT</pubDate><title>High fiber foods may fight inflammatory disease: study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-410188-98.html</link><description>Eating a diet that is a high in fiber appears to reduce people's risk of developing inflammatory diseases such as asthma, arthritis, inflammatory bowel conditions, and diabetes, Australian researchers have found.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-410188-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:37:01 EDT</pubDate><title>Tai Chi may improve knee pain in older adults</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-410187-98.html</link><description>New research published in the journal Arthritis Care &amp; 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