Every 7 years I take a test to maintain my medical board certification. This test is prepared by the American Board of Family Medicine. The last time I took the test I clearly remember a multiple choice question regarding osteoarthritis. The choice...
There is an air of desperation surrounding treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). With every new failure to come up with a drug that can reliably prevent progression of the disease, medicine grows bolder, experimenting with ever more powerful--and...
When I was 18, doctors discovered that I had ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis that destroys the spine and all the major joints of the body. ...
Lectins, the carbohydrate binding proteins present in most plants, could be the cause of many chronic diseases, according to British allergist David Freed. ...
What could be done for one reader's mother who has been diagnosed with Reynauds syndrome? She also suffers from arthritis, and it's believed there is an association between the two conditions. One reader tells us he developed the condition after...
The second National Academy of Science Institute of Medicine report on vaccines again has concluded that virtually all the vaccines given children have been proven to cause damage.
Every other popular health book these days seems to contain the world "detoxification". We are urged to change our diet, fast or purge our systems to facilitate internal "cleansing". ...
Regular exercise should become part of the routine treatment for older people suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, doctors are recommending. Aerobics or resistance exercises can reduce disab ...
Paracetamol and simple analgesics are probably just as effective as non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for relieving pain in osteoarthritis (OA). ...
Ray Sahelian MD
What Doctors Don't Tell You