Mich. Elephant Gets Therapy for Arthritis
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ROYAL OAK, Mich. - Like any patient, Wanda needs positive reinforcement to wrestle through her physical therapy...
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A young Asian elephant that had delighted visitors at the Woodland Park Zoo since her birth died Friday, about a week after she began showing signs of abdominal pain, zoo officials said.
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A technique that helps heal spinal injuries in dogs may lead the way to future methods of preventing paralysis in humans who&#39;ve suffered spinal damage.
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Animal handlers agonized over the issue for more than a year: the wisdom of moving Alaska's only elephant away from the only home she has ever known. Nine elephant experts were consulted from zoos and animal parks in the United States and Canada, and a decision was made: Maggie stays.
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A gene therapy treatment that helped make cells more sensitive to the body's own painkillers not only helped ease arthritis pain in mice but also reduced other symptoms, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - A drug often used to treat  rheumatoid arthritis -- methotrexate -- seems to improve a  condition known as ankylosing spondylitis, Mexican researchers  report.
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One spring Saturday morning in Great Falls, occupational therapist Colleen Zanin prepares for a day of treating clients. Instead of assembling floor mats and exercise balls, however, she is checking the halter of a tall gray horse named Traveler.
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FORT WORTH, Texas - The tsunami victims in Asia will be getting some help from an elephant who was born in Thailand but now resides at the Fort Worth Zoo.  An original work of art by Rasha, a 7,000-pound elephant, will be auctioned off on e-Bay beginning at noon Wednesday.
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By DANIEL LOVERING Associated Press Writer BANGKOK, Thailand . The African elephant has a new line of defense against poachers after a global wildlife conference approved measures aimed at wiping out the continent&#39;s illegal ivory trade.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska zoo is to build what it believes to be the world's first elephant treadmill as part of plans to enrich its only elephant's life with better accommodation and activities.    At 9,120 pounds, Maggie could stand to lose some weight...
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Study indicates potential of alendronate and estrogen progression of osteoarthritis - Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by cartilage degradation and bone abnormalities, is a leading cause of disability among elderly
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The biggest clinical study of acupuncture to date shows the ancient Chinese therapy can help people with arthritis of the knee. The study led by a University of Maryland School of Medicine researcher concluded
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LYNDHURST, England, Sept. 12 -- Jake, an arthritic Labrador retriever, slept beneath an ancient oak tree in a warm September breeze. Ponies roamed untethered, children kicked pine cones along gravel forest paths, and Edith Jones stood outside her camper wondering how such a tranquil spot had become,...
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A successful method for healing spinal injuries in dogs has been developed by Purdue University researchers, offering hope for preventing human paralysis.
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NEW YORK  - Some of the most successful treatments for rheumatoid arthritis work by blocking an inflammatory factor called tumor necrosis factor or TNF, and now Dutch researchers have shown in animal experiments that the treatment can be delivered by gene transfer.
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An injection of a man made polymer liquid has been used by animal researchers to prevent spinal cord damage in dogs. The treatment may offer hope for preventing paralysis in humans who suffer serious spinal cord injuries.
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CHICAGO - In what her keepers call "Maggie's Extreme Makeover," one of Brookfield Zoo's female orangutans has had her appearance and zeal restored through treatment for a previously undiagnosed thyroid condition.