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Shingles vaccine most effective and cost effective when given to patients in their 60s
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Bracing lessened patellofemoral pain in OA
Major finding: Patients who wore a patellofemoral brace over the course of 6 weeks had a significant reduction in patellofemoral pain as measured...
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Knee replacement delayed by hyaluronic acid injections
Major finding: Patients with knee osteoarthritis who eventually underwent total knee replacement had their surgery delayed by a median 233 days if...
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Knee osteoarthritis often overlooked in the obese
Major finding: Significant knee pain in a group of obese patients scheduled for bariatric surgery had previously been evaluated by the patients’...
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Regular exercise added to days of perfect health in OA patients
Major finding: Over the course of 2 years, people with, or at risk for, osteoarthritis who met the HHS exercise guidelines for adults had quality-...
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Fibromyalgia patients may harbor fewer small-nerve fibers
Major finding: Skin biopsies from patients with fibromyalgia averaged 5 fibers/mm2 compared with 8 fibers/mm2 in matched control patients.Data...
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Pregabalin improves fibromyalgia pain with comorbid depression
Major finding: Pregabalin resulted in an improvement in mean pain scores from 6.7 at baseline to 4.84 in fibromyalgia patients on antidepressant...
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Common analgesics linked to flares of Crohn’s disease
Major finding: Patients with Crohn’s disease were 65% more likely to have an exacerbation if they used NSAIDs five or more times per month and 72...