The Cleveland Clinic Arthritis Advisor

Volume 5
Number 7
July 2006

July 2006

Food For Thought
To keep arthritis inflammation in check, green tea and mushrooms head the list — but fruit, fish, and veggies are also key.

Warm Up Or Stretch?
To prevent injury and increase flexibility, you need to do both — but the guidelines have changed.

Doubling Drugs Can Be Deadly
Interactions between arthritis meds can produce more than ugly side effects — they can also be fatal. How not to become a statistic.

Hip Moves
Pain in your hips may be keeping you from the one thing that will help you feel and function better — exercise.

In the News: 07/06
Height loss can signal osteoporosis; Continue bisphosphonates after knee replacement; Hip protectors no protection; Too much acetaminophen is bad for your liver.

Ask the Doctors: 07/06
Severe osteoarthritis pain relief; Combining methotrexate with other agents to treat rheumatoid arthritis; What does "degenerative changes in my spine" mean?