Does fitness factor trump activity? Quantifying the dose-response effects of cardiorespiratory fitness on hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
A single intraarticular injection of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist anakinra for treatment of knee osteoarthritis has no effect on knee pain, function, stiffness, or cartilage turnover, results of a clinical trial indicate. Reuters Health Information
For the first time, a standard of care for biliary tract cancer has been proposed, after the combination of gemcitabine with cisplatin showed an improvement in survival. Medscape Medical News
This study highlights that although women living in the community were generally positive about back pain, those with high pain intensity and high level disability had more pessimistic views. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Using gaming devices and texting on cell phones causes hand pain in children that could herald adult rheumatoid arthritis. br / iMedscape Medical News/i
