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Obesity Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Obesity has long been a risk factor for heart disease and diabetes. New research suggests obesity might also be linked to rheumatoid arthritis among women.

Mayo Clinic researchers wrote in a study published April 18, 2012 online in the scientific journal Arthritis Care and Research: “Obesity is associated with a modest risk for developing [...]

Smokers Much More Likely than Nonsmokers to have Hip and Knee Replacement Failures, Complications

Smokers are much more likely than nonsmokers to experience failures and complications after total joint replacement surgery, according to two new studies presented earlier this year at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif.

In a study looking at total knee replacements, researchers showed smokers had a 10-fold higher [...]

New Survey on Low Back Pain Reveals Most Americans Don’t Seek Treatment

Low back pain affects nearly two-thirds of Americans. However, a whopping 37 percent do not seek professional help for pain relief, according to the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Move Forward Low Back Pain Survey.

“Most people experience low back pain at some point in their lives, but many people don’t realize they can [...]

Metal-on-metal Hip Implants Plagued with High Failure Rates

The authors of a new scientific study are calling for a ban on the use of stemmed metal-on-metal hip implants, which have been used in many total hip replacement patients, worldwide.

This study, published March 12, 2012 in The Lancet, comes only days after the U.K. government’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency announced [...]

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