Knee pain is usually caused by arthritis. There are three common types of arthritis: rheumatoid, traumatic, and osteoarthritis. When you injure your knee, it can cause traumatic arthritis. This is a condition that develops over time as damaged ligaments and or bones cause further damage to the knee structure and break down the articular cartilage. Rheumatoid arthritis causes the synovial membrane to produce too much fluid. The fluid overfills the joint space, thickens, and becomes inflamed c

The Mathilda and Terence Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Trust filed its lawsuit in federal court in Delaware, seeking royalties and damages from Wyeth and Amgen for infringing a patent for treating arthritis. The drug makers jointly market Enbrel, a best-selling med, for treating rheumatoid arthritis. In its lawsuit, the trust alleges its 2001 patent was developed by Marc Feldmann and Ravinder Maini, both with the Imperial College London. The patent relates to treating arthritis by co-adm

A third Rituxan patient has developed a serious and often fatal brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). According to a statement posted on the Food Drug Administration (FDA) Web site, this is the first case of PML in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with Rituxan who has not previously [...]

Arthritis is the inflammation of your joints. The two most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. There are many forms of arthritis today. In the U.S. it is the most chronic illness. The main symptoms of are joint pain and stiffness. Symptoms include: pain, stiffness, swelling, redness, and decreased range of motion. The symptoms of arthritis can actually affect other organs in the body such as the lungs, heart, and kidneys. Arthritis can damage j

Arthritis is a generic term for inflammation of the joint (place where two or more movable bones meet). The joint, spaces between the bones is composed of fluid sacs, in addition to cartilage (gelatinous substance that caps the end of the bones). Both act as shock absorbers. Ligaments hold bones together. Tendons attach muscles to ligaments. Muscles contract and expand via nerve, electrical stimulation, which in turn pulls and relaxes the tendons, ligaments, moving the bones. There are three t