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Bodywork: Does hearing loss impact health?

May 17, 2022

My grandmother has increased difficulty hearing, but she is hesitant to get hearing aids. If she leaves her hearing loss unchecked, could it also lead to other health problems?

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: aging, audiology, disability, hearing, hearing aids, McEver, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, rodger, scientist-news

Searching for new arthritis treatments

April 24, 2019

Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in adults in the U.S. Understandably, this has led to much concern about the future of arthritis treatment.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: aging, arthritis, biomarkers, disability, drugs, elderly, Griffin, James, Judith, Judith James, newsok, oa, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, option, osteoarthritis, ra, research, rheumatoid arthritis, science, scientist-news, study, therapeutic, therapy, Tim Griffin, Timothy, trauma, treatment

Joint interest: Understanding different types of arthritis

July 10, 2018

Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the U.S., but it isn’t just one disease.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: arthritis, autoimmune, back, cartilage, cause, Chakravarty, clinical trial, conditions, cure, difficulty, disability, disease, distinct, Eliza, eliza chakravarty, fingers, hips, immune system, joint, knees, lab, newsok, oa, obesity, OKC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, osteoarthritis, pain, ra, research, rheumatoid arthritis, risk, science, scientist-news, StopRA, trauma, treat, treatment

Small changes can make a big impact on health, longevity

February 22, 2012

Scientist say it’s not too late to make changes that will stave off disability

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chakravarty, disability, Eliza, exercise, health tips, longevity, obesity, OMRF, scientist-news, smoking, Stanford University

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