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Are chronic joint pain remedies going to pot?

A new study reported in June claims that many people are using marijuana to treat their chronic joint pain. The study's author, Dr Timothy Leroux, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Toronto, found that twenty percent of the joint pain sufferers interviewed had either past or current use of cannabis to help ease their pain. Dr. Leroux also reported that two-thirds of those interviewed would be open to try...

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Are your gums causing your joint pain?

A recent study conducted at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry revealed that periodontitis, aka gum disease, may produce harmful bacteria that can travel throughout the body and cause symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, aspiration pneumonia, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The chief symptom of RA is chronic, severe joint pain. The study was presented last year during a meeting of the Ameri...

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The hydroxychloroquine-joint pain connection

There is little doubt that the year's most widely discussed medication is hydroxychloroquine, which was cited by President Trump and by "America's Frontline Doctors" as a cure for COVID-19. In one video, an America's Frontline Doctors physician says, "The virus has a cure. It's called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax." So who are these doctors and what is the hydroxychloroquine-joint pain connection? Amer...

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Conditions that can cause chronic joint pain, Part II

According to the Lupus Foundation of America, approximately 1.5 million Americans suffer from some form of Lupus. Worldwide, that estimate is 5 million. Ninety percent of the people who are living with Lupus are women. Lupus typically occurs between the ages of 15 and 44. The more common symptoms of Lupus include extreme fatigue, hair loss, and cognitive issues, to name a few. But Lupus can also create cardiovas...

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