Arthritis Today – January 2000
Hope for children with brittle bones
There is a small group of children whose bones are as thin and brittle as cardboard and which break if they cough or sneeze – who have to be carried around on pillows by their parents for their own protection. But now, thanks to pioneering work in Sheffield, they now have hope…
Putting rheumatology on the map
Birmingham, as anyone who lives there will tell you, is on the up.
arc/BSR clinical trials latest
The first tranche of clinical trials into a variety of arthritis conditions – being jointly run by arc and the BSR – look set to start up over the next 12 months, after a lengthy setting-up process.
Hip replacements set to double
The number of hip replacements carried out in Britain is predicted to double in the next 30 years.
The new drugs – what all patients should know
The arrival of the new COX-2 drugs and the expected appearance of the new anti-TNF therapies in the UK by next spring have led to increased patient expectation. But will rationing on grounds of cost prevent most arthritis patients from getting hold of these drugs on the NHS?
Safer treatment
Frank McKenna, consultant physician and rheumatologist at Trafford General Hospital in Manchester welcomes the arrival of the new COX-2 drugs.
Steroid injections ease tennis elbow, study concludes
Early use of steroid injections in tennis elbow has been shown to help patients with the painful condition, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal.
Vasculitis
Professor David Scott, of the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, explains the various diseases classed as vasculitis, and highlights ever-improving treatments.
Web wonder
People with arthritis can learn a lot about their condition from Internet. But there are pitfalls to be avoided…
