Press Releases 2002
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Diet and Arthritis – Food Facts and Fallacies
Lose weight and eat healthily to feel better – but don't expect diet to "cure" your arthritis. That's the message from the Arthritis Research Campaign at the start of its annual New Year awareness campaign Diet and Arthritis - Food Facts and Fallacies (January 4-11 2003).
arc welcomes positive results from RA drug trial
Encouraging results from the latest clinical trials of a new rheumatoid arthritis drug has prompted a leading arc scientist to talk of a "revolution" in treatment of the condition.
Manchester scientists optimistic about developing effective arthritis treatment
A team of scientists at the University of Manchester are hopeful that an exciting new research project could lead to an effective new treatment for the millions of people in the UK who suffer from osteoarthritis.
Oxford doctor awarded charity grant to go gene hunting
An Oxford doctor has been awarded a major grant by the Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) to investigate the genetic basis of the potentially crippling condition of rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis patients in Norfolk to help teach medical students
Arthritis patients in Norfolk are set to play a pioneering role in teaching medical students about their condition.
Overweight people to take part in osteoarthritis trial
UP to 400 overweight and obese people in Nottingham are to be recruited to take part in a study to find out if losing weight and exercise will help reduce their knee pain.
Arthritis charity sets up training course for senior nurses and other healthcare professionals
Senior rheumatology nurses and other healthcare professionals who cross traditional professional boundaries and take on extra clinical responsibilities are to be offered much-needed specialised training.
Cambridge scientists to investigate role of cholesterol drugs in improving hip replacement surgery
Researchers in Cambridge are to investigate how common cholesterol-lowering drugs can play a part in improving hip replacement surgery.
Southampton researchers aim to improve knee replacement design
Researchers at Southampton University are aiming to improve the design of knee replacements, which are carried out on more than 35,000 arthritis patients in the UK every year.
Salford doctor awarded grant to investigate rare, crippling disease
A Salford doctor has been awarded a major grant of £104,500 from the Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) to investigate a rare but often crippling rheumatic disease.
Leeds doctor awarded major grant to investigate exciting new arthritis drugs
A Leeds doctor has been awarded a three-year fellowship by the Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) to investigate why some arthritis patients fail to respond to an exiting new therapy pioneered in the city.
Stanmore researchers pioneer long-lasting shoulder replacement
Surgeons and bioengineers in Stanmore are to use cutting edge technology in a bid to produce a shoulder replacement that never wears out.
Durham lecturer awarded major arthritis grant to investigate painful arthritic condition
A Durham lecturer has been awarded a major grant by a medical research charity to investigate a painful form of arthritis known as “poker back.”
Macclesfield arthritis patients to take part in national steroid trial
PEOPLE in Macclesfield who suffer from painful joint inflammation are to be given the chance to take part in a major UK-wide clinical trial aimed at stopping the condition from developing into arthritis.
Birmingham women with "sticky blood" syndrome involved in national clinical trial
UP to 50 women from Birmingham are to be recruited onto a five-year clinical trial into a rare disease that causes thrombosis and recurrent miscarriage.
South London arthritis patients to be recruited in major national clinical trial
People in south London are to be recruited to take part in a major clinical trial into psoriatic arthritis, a form of arthritis which affects the joints and skin.
Arthritis charity funds major physiotherapy clinical trial
A research team in Hull is to carry out a new clinical trial which aims to compare the effectiveness of two types of physiotherapy on patients with neck and back pain.
Better treatment delivers healthy babies for women with arthritis
MAJOR advances have been made over the past 25 years in helping to reduce the risk of miscarriage in women with certain types of arthritis and enable them give birth to healthy babies, claims a leading medical research charity.
Arthritis patients do better when treated by nurses rather than doctors, says new Leeds study
Patients with arthritis do better in clinics run by senior nurses compared to those run by junior doctors, according to a clinical trial carried out in Leeds.
Birmingham doctors to lead major clinical trial into little-known but life-threatening rheumatic condition
DOCTORS in Birmingham are to co-ordinate a major clinical trial of a little-known but serious rheumatic condition with the aim of improving treatment for the UK's 5,000 sufferers.
Sport for Life - get wise and warm up!
People who take up sport or a vigorous exercise regime to fight the festive flab are being urged by a leading medical research charity to do it properly - or run the risk of developing arthritis in later life.
Cod liver oil research latest
ARC-funded scientists in Cardiff have discovered that cod liver oil is effective in treating joint pain and can slow, even reverse, the destruction of joint cartilage.
