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At-risk elderly under-treated for osteoporosis
• Arthritis • May 27 04
Less than three percent of elderly patients who experience hip fractures go home with prescriptions for all of the medications needed to treat osteoporosis,…
Protein ‘makes cancer cells self-destruct’
• Arthritis • May 24 04
A protein has been discovered which causes cancer cells to self-destruct.
US researchers have discovered it destroys up to 70% of cancer cells.
It…
Osteoarthritis ‘link to heart disease’
• Arthritis • May 24 04
Osteoarthritis in a finger may be an early warning sign of heart disease in men, a study suggests.
Doctors also believe that low levels…
New arthritis drug free via Medicare
• Arthritis • May 24 04
WASHINGTON - A new drug for rheumatoid arthritis is now available for free to Medicare-enrolled senior citizens who lack prescription drug coverage.
Abbott Laboratories…