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Osteoarthritis prevention
What can you do to prevent osteoarthritis? If you already have the condition, what can you do to stop it from getting worse?
Ask the Expert - Slowing Knee Osteoarthritis
People who lose cartilage are at significantly higher risk for arthritis of the knee decades later. Whether cartilage is torn in an accident or removed at surgery, its protective effect in cushioning the bony surfaces across the knee joint are lost with its removal.
Drug May Help Prevent Women's Osteoarthritis
Preliminary research in rats suggests that an existing drug could help older women stop osteoarthritis in its tracks.

Anti-Bone Loss Drugs Help Prevent Fractures
Osteoporosis drugs called anti-resorptive agents can help reduce the risk of low-trauma bone fractures in women age 50 and older, concludes a study of more than 6,000 Canadian women.
Study: Antioxidants (May) Slow Arthritis
A new study suggests that antioxidants-- those heavily publicized vitamins often touted to prevent, treat or cure all sorts of medical conditions--can reduce the risk of osteoarthritis of the knee