Arthritis & Rheumatism

• News From The Annals Of Family Medicine, May/June 2013 May 22, 2013
  Much of the May/June 2013 issue of Annals of Family Medicine and the entirety of an accompanying supplement published in partnership with the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality are about changing primary care practice... […]
• Researchers Able To Prevent And Cure Type 1 Diabetes In Animal Models May 21, 2013
  Melbourne researchers have identified an immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of type 1 diabetes in its early stages, before insulin-producing cells have been destroyed... […]
• Joint Replacement Surgery Could Become A Thing Of The Past With New Theory On Genesis Of Osteoarthritis May 21, 2013
  Scientists at Johns Hopkins have turned their view of osteoarthritis (OA) inside out. Literally. Instead of seeing the painful degenerative disease as a problem primarily of the cartilage that cushions joints, they now have evidence that the bone underneath the cartilage is also a key player and exacerbates the damage... […]
• Common Foot Deformities Like Bunions Are Inherited May 21, 2013
  A novel study reports that white men and women of European descent inherit common foot disorders, such as bunions (hallux valgus) and lesser toe deformities, including hammer or claw toe... […]