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Everyone should be careful when they get in and out of a shower or bathtub. People with arthritis are dealing with limited range of motion, pain, and weakness -- so safety is a concern. Grab bars can improve bathroom safety. If you have grab bars, suffice to say, you have made necessary improvements and created a safe environment. If you don't, consider these grab bars for your bathroom. Check out some of your options in Grab Bars Create a Safe Bathroom Environment. Related Resources: Help I Can't Get Up! How to Prevent Slips and Falls Raised Toilet Seats Arthritis Aids Help You Go From Sit to Stand Join the Discussion: Join Us in Our Arthritis Forum / Message Board Photo © Pricegrabber Grab Bars Create Safe Bathroom Environment for Arthritis Patients originally appeared on About.com Arthritis on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 23:12:09.Permalink | Comment | Email this

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On September 30, 2009, a new law took effect in Arizona making it more difficult for patients to bring medical malpractice claims against ER doctors and others providing emergency medical treatment.

While more cosmetic surgery practices nationwide are using imaging software to give patients a glimpse of what their results could look like, Dr. Andrew Smith cautions that imaging technology should not replace a discussion with a qualified surgeon.

Last year pharmaceutical companies spent more than $4 billion urging patients like you to 'ask your doctor' about their drugs.

schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, researchers and clinicians, patients and their families and friends will gather in Pittsburgh to discuss the latest in research and clinical advances at th...

In June Roche, the maker of the acne drug Accutane, quietly pulled the drug off the market citing competition with generic equivalents as the reason, not problems with safety. Accutane is a very effective medication used for severe acne, but it also has many potential side effects, some very serious. In October 2007 a Florida man who took Accutane for nine years was awarded $7 million when a jury decided that Roche did not adequately warn about Accutane's risks which helped cause the inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, in the 31-year-old man. More recently on October 27, 2009 a Florida appeal court reversed the $7 million judgement against Roche. In a unanimous opinion the court said that the patient did not prove that the lack of adequate warning caused his disease. Now in the latest development, in a study presented last week at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in San Diego, researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, prese

Shortly after Elizabeth Edwards revealed in 2007 that her breast cancer had metastasized, she delivered a speech in Cleveland then sat down at a table to autograph books.

Long-term Studies Show Tenofovir Safety and Efficacy Is Sustained at 3 Years in HBeAg Positive and Negative Hepatitis B Patients SUMMARY: Long-term follow-up data from 2 clinical trials show that tenofovir remained active against hepatitis B virus and was generally well-tolerated for up to 3 years, researchers reported this past weekend at the 60th ...

In a previous blog I discussed results from a trial of bronchial thermoplasty, a non-drug treatment where thermal energy is delivered to airways to reduce smooth muscle that narrows airways causing asthma symptoms. Last week, the Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the Alair® System, a device utilized in bronchial thermoplasty for the treatment of severe persistent asthma in patients 18 years and older, was approveable with certain conditions according to a company website. Clinical trials have demonstrated: Significant improvement in quality of life 32 percent reduction in severe asthma attacks 84 percent reduction in emergency room visits for respiratory symptoms 66 percent reduction in days lost from work/school or other activities 'The Advisory Panel's recommendation for approvable with conditions of the Alair® System marks a major step in bringing this new a