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 ...
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Paracetamol and simple analgesics are probably just as effective as non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for relieving pain in osteoarthritis (OA). ...
For years, non-specific anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin and paracetamol (acetaminophen) were the medications of choice for joint pain. But NSAIDs quickly became COX-2 inhibitors associated with adverse gastrointestinal effects such as peptic...
The nutritional supplement glucosamine can ease the symptoms of osteoarthritis and may even modify the course of the disease. ...
* First, avoid surgery by treating your osteoarthritis holistically (see box, p 10).
* Think twice if you are under 60. It’s likely that you’ll need a revision in your lifetime.
Swedish rheumatoid arthritis patients placed on a fast followed by a year long vegetarian diet showed significant heath improvements even a year after their regimen. ...
Some observers believe that arthritis may be the result of abnormal glucosamine metabolism. In the body, glucosamine works by stopping the breakdown of proteoglycans
Wide heeled women's dress shoes cause the same if not greater damage to knees as do narrow heeled shoes, say doctors from Harvard Medical School. ...