Dr. Roy Altman answers the question: 'Men, Women And Osteoarthritis Risk?' — -- Question: Are men or women more likely to develop osteoarthritis, and why is that the case? Answer: Osteoarthritis ...

Toomey, an associate professor at the School of Allied Health at the University of Limerick in Ireland, told Fit&Well: “International guidelines all recommend that exercise is the first line of ...

Men are less likely than women to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) alone or concomitantly with conventional medications for knee osteoarthritis, researchers reported in the Journal of ...

New findings in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases indicate that men with knee osteoarthritis who smoke experience greater cartilage loss and more severe pain than men who do not smoke. Knee ...

Arthritis-the problem of joint pain is being seen in people of all ages. Until a few decades ago, it was known only as a problem associated with aging; however, now even younger people are falling ...

Testosterone has a reputation for fueling macho behavior, but in truth, it's an essential hormone that both males and females produce. In women, it impacts sex drive, bone and muscle health, mood and ...

NEW YORK -- Smoking may double the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in men, but it does not seem to affect women's risk of the disease, a new study from Finland suggests. Researchers suspect that hormones ...

If you have psoriatic arthritis (PsA), you’re no stranger to joints that hurt or swell, as well as a variety of other symptoms. Both men and women are diagnosed with this autoimmune arthritis in ...

Giovanni E. Ferreira receives funding from The National Health and Medical Research Council, HCF Research Foundation, and Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation. Rachelle Buchbinder receives research ...