Topic of the Month January: Rheumatology

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Dealing with rheumatism means not only fighting against a severe disease - it's also about dealing with wide-spreaded falsities. There are still many people who think that rheumatism is a harmless disease of the eldery.

In January, MEDICA.de comes up with news about Rheumatology in its Topic of the Month.

A process developed by an American researcher helps the knee to generate cartilage without the use of drugs. This could be an alternative treatment to the simple removal of damaged cartilage, what nearly ensures painful arthritis. - Tissue Engineering: New Cartilage Cure Avoids Osteoarthritis

A team of researchers in Sweden set out to investigate the interaction of genetic risk factors and smoking habits, concluding that the disease risk is significantly increasing for smokers. - Trigger: Smoking Increases Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Magnetic bracelets may reduce pain in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, finds a study. - Therapy: Magnetic Bracelets Reduce Pain in Osteoarthritis

Atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis are different from each other, but they do have one common denominator: inflammation. Researchers in Sweden make joined research about the possibility to treat them with the same drug. - New Drugs: Cardiologists and Rheumatologists Research Together

New articles (currently added): - Osteoarthritis: Key Signalling Molecule Identified
- Hyaluronic Acid: Possible Biomarker to Predict Osteoarthritis
- Arthritis: Findings May Improve RA Lung Disease Treatment

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