Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a new study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until now there has been no effective treatment. The paper investigated methotrexate, a low-cost, effective treatment for inflammatory joint conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. It has been widely used in Australia and globally since the early 1980s.
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Source: ScienceDaily