ARTHRITIS

Swiss pharma giant Roche said it plans to cut 4,800 jobs worldwide over the next two years due to mounting cost pressures in healthcare -particularly in the US and Europe - and increasing hurdles for the approval and pricing of new medicines.

Now you have another major reason to add few florets of broccoli in your daily diet. It helps your bone joints.

According to a research article published in the British Medical Journal, the joint pain medications glucosamine and chondriotin help reduce pain in osteoarthritis but do not treat the symptoms of the problem.

Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.

U.S. researchers have found that real and fake acupuncture can relieve knee arthritis pain.

Drinking alcohol regularly may not be too bad for the health, at least for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers or those at high risk of acquiring the painful condition. A study by British researchers showed that non-drinkers were more prone to developing the debilitating condition than those who drank alcohol more than 10 days per month.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects about one per cent of Australian population. Patients with the condition usually have to live with progressive joint destruction, disability, deformity and a reduced life span, even with treatments.

Merck & Co reported higher-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Friday, helped by strong sales of its treatments for diabetes, arthritis and HIV.

To address the significant health consequence of osteoporosis, under diagnosis and under treatment of the disease, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched a new osteoporosis guideline to provide clear, evidence-based recommendations to assist GPs in the management of osteoporosis sufferers.

Doctors from China have proven that bee therapy create significant results to cure bone and joint diseases.

Mona Marabani, president of Arthritis Australia told a group of politicians in Canberra, that people do not know enough about the autoimmune disease that generally strikes people aged 20 to 50.

Total knee replacement surgery improves balance in elderly patients.

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG and U.S. biotechnology company Biogen Idec are suspending experimental rheumatoid arthritis and lupus treatment ocrelizumab after deaths following its use, casting doubt over its future.

A federal court judge, Justice Christopher Jessup has ruled that the popular anti-arthritis drug Vioxx doubled the risk of heart attacks and was not fit for sale.

AstraZeneca Plc waded into the competitive rheumatoid arthritis market on Tuesday by buying rights to Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc's next-generation drug R788 for up to $1.245 billion.