Popular Whole-Body-Vibration Exercise: Not An Effective Therapy For The Prevention Of Bone Loss
Whole-body-vibration, a popular exercise which uses a vibrating platform, is sometimes advertised as being able to boost bone density. However, a one-year-study on healthy postmenopausal women has shown that it has no such effect. The study entitled, "Effects of 12 Months of Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) on Bone Density and Structure in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial", is published in the November 15, 2011 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. This study was led by University Health Network (UHN) researchers, Drs.
New Cimzia cerolizumab Pegol Data From RAPID 1, REALISTIC, And Japanese Phase III Trials At ACR
UCB, the Belgian bio-pharma company has fielded more data on Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) its pegylated biologic treatment that inhibits tumour necrosis factor (TNF), this time during the American Congress of Rheumatology (ACR) meeting held 4-8 November in Chicago, US. Cimzia, originally developed in the UK by Celltech, has previously shown it can achieve rapid benefits in moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) within the first 12 weeks it is prescribed, starting as early as week 1. New open-label data from one study (REALISTIC) shown for the first time at ACR shows that benefit is sustained in a broad spectrum of RA patients, including those who failed previous biologic and anti-TNF therapies, over 28 weeks.
Patients Who Use Narcotics Prior To Knee Replacement Experience Worse Results
Patients who are dependent on opioids (narcotic pain relievers) for pain management before knee replacement surgery have much more difficulty recovering, a study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) has found. These patients tend to have longer hospital stays, more post-surgical pain, a higher rate of complications, and are more likely to need additional procedures, than patients who are not opioid-dependent. "We expected to find that the opioid-dependent patients have worse outcomes, " says orthopaedic surgeon Michael A.