<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, 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 12:46:03 EST</pubDate><title>TNF blockers do not boost cancer risk: study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-411205-98.html</link><description>An analysis of previous studies has found that treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers does not increase rheumatoid arthritis patients' chances of developing cancer.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-411205-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:39:04 EST</pubDate><title>Immune-suppressant meds may boost bladder cancer risk</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-411176-98.html</link><description>People who have autoimmune diseases and who take glucocorticoid steroids to suppress their immune system may have a higher chance of developing bladder cancer, new research suggests</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-411176-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:31:04 EST</pubDate><title>Forteo better than Fosamax for steroid-related bone loss: study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-411152-98.html</link><description>Results from a new study suggest that the osteoporosis drug Forteo is better at increasing bone density and reducing spine fractures in people who have steroid-induced osteoporosis than the drug Fosamax.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-411152-98.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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