http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Nathan+Wei Medicines and Remedies Nathan Wei Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=843152&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies Inflammatory arthritis can be roughly divided up into three groups. Monoarticular, meaning one joint is involved; oligoarticular, meaning more than one but less than four or five joints; and polyarticular, meaning more than five joints are involved. This article will focus on the oligoarticular type... Medicines and Remedies Nathan Wei Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1510102&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies Arthritis is a word derived from the Greek, “arthron” meaning joint and “itis” meaning inflammation. It is used to refer to more than one hundred different conditions that cause joint symptoms. Arthritis is a common condition affecting almost 70 million Americans. While arthritis is often considered... Medicines and Remedies Nathan Wei Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1498969&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin which is present in some foods, either naturally, or put in as an additive, and also available as a dietary supplement. It is also synthesized in the skin as a result of sunlight exposure. In order for it to become metabolically active, vitamin D needs to undergo a... Medicines and Remedies Nathan Wei Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=837025&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies A recent review article appearing in Medscape (Evidence for the Efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicines in the Management of Osteoarthritis. Vijitha De Silva; Ashraf El-Metwally; Edzard Ernst; George Lewith; Gary J. Macfarlane) shed light on a rapidly growing but mysterious – at least to... Medicines and Remedies Nathan Wei Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=828125&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies Osteoarthritis is a disease of hyaline cartilage, the gristle that caps the ends of long bones in joints. Cartilage is composed of cells, collagen, proteoglycans, and water. Aside from the cells, the major component of cartilage is collagen. Collagen is oriented horizontally at the surface and verti... Advice Nathan Wei Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1450037&ca=Advice Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and affects more than 28 million Americans. It is a disease that is caused by premature deterioration of articular hyaline cartilage. Hyaline cartilage is the tough gristle that caps the ends of long bones in the joint. The genesis of OA is a... Medicines and Remedies Nathan Wei Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1416648&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA), affects more than 20 million Americans. OA preferentially affects weight-bearing joints and one of the primary targets for this disease is the knee. OA is a disease of articular cartilage, the gristle that caps the ends of long bones. Articular... Advice Nathan Wei Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1411846&ca=Advice Nerves are the roadways that lead from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. They carry electrical impulses that allow both the capacity to feel things as well as the ability to move body parts. A pinched nerve refers to a nerve that becomes compressed. In the neck that pressure can be... Advice Nathan Wei Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1395855&ca=Advice Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and affects more than 20 million adults. It’s been estimated that by the age of 70 almost all individuals will have OA to some degree. OA is a disease of articular cartilage, the gristle that caps the ends of long bones. Cartilage is a complex... Advice Nathan Wei Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1396137&ca=Advice Osteoarthritis is a wear and tear disease of articular cartilage, the gristle that caps the ends of long bones. It arises as a result of inability of cartilage to keep up with excessive breakdown. The initial step that occurs in the process of OA is an injury to the cartilage matrix. This causes los...