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This handbook covers the hot topics for the management of patients with osteoarthritis. A team of international contributors brings their different perspectives to bear on an area that is almost constantly evolving.

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Designed to be a practical handbook on clinical trial management in these key therapeutic areas, 'Clinical Trials in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis' is aimed at principal investigators pharmaceutical physicians and other pharmaceutical staff involved in the design, conduct and monitoring of these increasingly complex diseases.

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This digital document is an article from Women's Health Advisor, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1005 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: When your hands hurt: osteoarthritis can be the cause of pain and loss of mobility in your hands, but there is help.(Body Wise)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Women's Health Advisor (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 11Issue: 1Page: 5(1)

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This digital document is an article from Pamphlet by: Nat'l Inst. of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, published by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1423 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: New Arthritis Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.(Pamphlet)
Publication: Pamphlet by: Nat'l Inst. of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases (Pamphlet)
Date: March 1, 2000
Publisher: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Page: 1

Article Type: Pamphlet, Topic Overview

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Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Running & FitNews, published by American Running & Fitness Association on July 1, 2001. The length of the article is 771 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Don't blame running.(runners' risk of developing osteoarthritis)(Brief Article)
Publication: Running & FitNews (Newsletter)
Date: July 1, 2001
Publisher: American Running & Fitness Association
Volume: 19Issue: 7Page: 2(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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The amount of new information, about the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) that has appeared in recent years is striking. Given the growing body of clinical trial data on a diverse range of OA therapies and the burgeoning interest in OA in general, one might imagine that we treat the disease more effectively today than we did in the past. But do we? Undoubtedly, we can do better. Although it is true that we can treat some patients with OA more safely than we did in the past, many OA patients continue to have significant joint pain and functional limitations despite the use of glucosamine, coxibs, intra-articular hyaluronan, and other treatments. ... Read more

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Osteoarthritis is the most common joint pathology which primarilyaffects the older population. The disease is characterized by uniquepathological changes in some synovial joints, predominantly affectingthe articular cartilage, but also entire joints, including the synovialtissue and subchondral bone.The remarkable growth of research on normal and abnormal biology oftissues in the articulating joint, including the application of novelmolecular biological approaches and new imaging techniques, is reflectedin this volume. It describes the current state of knowledge and helps tofurther understand the etiopathology of osteoarthritis, hopefullyleading to early detection of the disease and novel treatmentmodalities. The volume contains contributions and discussions from aselect group of investigators, all experts in this field, who met at theconference "The Many Faces of Osteoarthritis", held in June 2001 at LakeTahoe, to acknowledge Klaus E. Kuettner and his contributions toosteoarthritis... ... Read more

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A basic, comprehensive guide to understanding, treating and living with osteoarthritis, an often debilitating disease that affects more than 20 million Americans. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

A must read, must read book!
I purchased this book for my mother who was recently diagnosed with "massive degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine".Her pain is chronic and she was feeling extremely distressed.When the book arrived she stated she read it from cover to cover in one day.Her whole demeanor improved about the disease because this book was so informative and well written.

My mother stated several times "this book is a must read for every person who has this disease." ... Read more