Inflammation Key Driver for Osteoarthritis

Scientists have known for decades that inflammation is the underlying cause of several types of arthritis, especially rheumatoid arthritis. However, Stanford University scientists recently found that inflammation also causes osteoarthritis –the most common form of...

Dropping Pounds Key to Preventing Knee Arthritis

Research presented at this week’s American College of Rheumatology annual conference in Chicago notes that losing a moderate amount of weight can mean big pain relief to sufferers of knee arthritis. The study compared rates of knee arthritis in the 1990’s and the...

Is This the Only Cause Behind All Diseases?

There are tiny little particles, smaller than our imagination can grasp that are running around your body with seemingly the only purpose of making you older and sick. Many leading health experts believe these tiny particles are the ONLY reason people age and die of...

More Dangers With Pain Relievers

A few years ago there was a flurry of activity in the medical community and in the news regarding the dangers of over-the-counter drugs that relieve pain. What many of the stories focused on was the accidental overdose problem that was occurring with vary small...