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Reuters - The traditional Chinese form of exercise known as tai chi can help reduce pain and physical impairment in people who have knee arthritis, researchers said on Saturday.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The drug pegloticase (Puricase) may help gout patients who've had no luck with other treatments, according to researchers who studied 212 patients who'd run out of treatment options.

Reuters - A new drug that imitates a blood-clearing enzyme missing in humans appears to safely treat serious cases of gout, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

Rheumatoid arthritis nearly doubles the risk of heart attack within 10 years of diagnosis. Previous studies have concluded that rheumatoid arthritis raises heart risk, but according to a study being...