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A common diabetes drug can be repurposed to help overweight and obese people with knee arthritis, a new study says. Metformin reduced knee arthritis pain during a six-month treatment period, ...

A common diabetes drug can reduce the pain of people with knee osteoarthritis and overweight or obesity, possibly delaying the need for knee replacements, Monash University-led research has found.

We might finally be able to spot osteoarthritis early… and bring it to a halt. First, we need to agree on what it actually is ...

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The antimetabolite and immunosuppressant methotrexate, taken orally and in addition to usual analgesia, alleviates pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Investigators conducted a phase 3 ...

Struggling with chronic pain due to arthritis can be life-altering. Suddenly, movements such as reaching down to pick up an item you dropped or even taking a walk become a challenge. While some people ...

Researchers are testing low-dose radiation to treat the painful symptoms of osteoarthritis in the knee. The study, published by researchers in Korea and presented at the American Society for Radiation ...

A knee brace appears to be one of the more effective ways to treat the pain - as well as improve function and stiffness - from osteoarthritis, the common degenerative process where the cartilage ...

Harvard Health reveals non-drug therapies like knee braces, hydrotherapy, and exercise significantly ease knee osteoarthritis ...