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More arthritis drugs to be made available on the NHS
Wed 4th Aug 2010
People with rheumatoid arthritis could be given access to a wider range of drugs, under new draft guidelines from the health watchdog NICE. Previous guidelines said patients in England and Wales could be prescribed only one course of anti-TNF drugs to block inflammation.
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Stem cell method put to the test in Parkinson's study
Wed 4th Aug 2010
UK researchers are launching a study into the potential of using a person's stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease. A Oxford University team will use adult stem cells, which have the ability to become any cell in the human body - to examine the neurological condition.
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Stem cell therapy 'first' in trial on arthritic knees
Wed 4th Aug 2010
A stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis is to be tested on patients in the UK for the first time. A year-long trial, funded by Arthritis Research UK, will mix stem cells with cartilage cells in the lab and inject them back into damaged knee joints. The new treatment could be an alternative to joint replacement surgery, experts hope.
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Disability benefit cheat filmed jazz dancing sentenced
Wed 4th Aug 2010
A jazz dancer who fraudulently claimed nearly £20,000 in disability benefits has been given a community order. Terence Read, of Manchester, said he was crippled by arthritis and barely able to walk, but was filmed teaching dancing at a swing music night.
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