<rss xmlns:cm="http://choicemedia.com/content/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>MyRACentral.com - Latest Rheumatoid Arthritis News</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/</link><description>Latest Rheumatoid Arthritis News from MyRACentral.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>MyRACentral.com</title><width>120</width><height>19</height><url>http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif</url><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/</link></image><item><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:27:03 EDT</pubDate><title>Half of diabetics in U.S. have arthritis, CDC says</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-251457-66.html</link><description>People with diabetes are twice as likely to have arthritis, putting
them in a double bind as the pain in their joints keeps them from
getting the exercise they need to keep both diseases at bay, the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-251457-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 02:27:03 EDT</pubDate><title>Long-term ibuprofen use cut Alzheimer's risk:
study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-251217-66.html</link><description>People who took the painkiller ibuprofen for more than five years
had a 40 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, U.S.
researchers said on Monday.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-251217-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:26:05 EDT</pubDate><title>New rheumatoid arthritis drugs equally effective</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-250850-66.html</link><description>alpha blockers -- are equally effective in treating this common
joint disease, according to an analysis of several prior studies.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-250850-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/news-250467-31.html</link><description>Extract may prove beneficial against hepatitis, bacterial
infections, study suggests</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoarthritis/news-250467-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:32:00 EDT</pubDate><title>New immune drug safely treats psoriasis: study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-250014-66.html</link><description>An experimental new drug that suppresses certain parts of the
immune system worked safely to relieve some of the symptoms of
psoriasis, researchers in Canada reported on Thursday.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-250014-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:26:05 EDT</pubDate><title>Some athletes may abuse allowed drugs</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-249704-66.html</link><description>Organizations responsible for monitoring doping among athletes
should consider tighter restrictions on the use of certain drugs
now permitted for therapeutic purposes or to control pain, the
authors of a new analysis of doping data from Belgium and the
Netherlands conclude.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-249704-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Researchers Identify New Genetic Links to Psoriasis</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-225348-31.html</link><description>Discovery of biological pathways could lead to treatments for other
autoimmune diseases</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-225348-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:00:00 EDT</pubDate><title>New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Works for Adults, Children</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-210135-31.html</link><description>But the real test for tocilizumab lies in head-to-head drug trials,
expert says</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-210135-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><title>Health Tip: Understanding Autoimmune Diseases</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-204267-22.html</link><description>When the body begins to attack itself</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-204267-22.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate><title>Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs May Lower Heart Attack, Stroke Risk</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-204223-31.html</link><description>Reducing inflammation helps blunt cardiovascular threats, study
suggests</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-204223-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST</pubDate><title>Common Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Won't Raise Blood Cancer Risk</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-203579-31.html</link><description>Methotrexate appears safe, but a lesser-used medication could boost
odds for lymphoma, study finds</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-203579-31.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:28:02 EST</pubDate><title>Exercise after arthritis hospital stay cuts costs</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-203499-66.html</link><description>Arthritis sufferers who participate in three weeks of intensive
exercise therapy after being hospitalized for their disease enjoy a
better quality of life a full year after the treatment than those
who don't, Dutch researchers report.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-203499-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:27:01 EST</pubDate><title>Red algae extract may help arthritic knees</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-203366-66.html</link><description>A natural dietary supplement derived from seaweed could help
improve pain and stiffness in people who suffer from osteoarthritis
of the knee, according to a preliminary study.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-203366-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:27:04 EST</pubDate><title>Swimming eases pain of fibromyalgia: study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-203041-66.html</link><description>Swimming can significantly ease the debilitating pain of
fibromyalgia, an ailment with no known cure, European researchers
said on Friday.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-203041-66.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:27:04 EST</pubDate><title>Depression often a burden for arthritis patients</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-202944-66.html</link><description>While people with rheumatoid arthritis often feel depressed, few
discuss this with their doctors, according to a new report.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-202944-66.html</guid></item></channel></rss>