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Wait, does exercise help osteoarthritis?

2/20/202641 min

A paper has suggested exercise has minimal, short-term effects on osteoarthritis. But experts are warning people with the condition that they shouldn't stop moving. 

Also, school kids are being called on to help in the fight against superbugs. A new study shoots down low-dose aspirin for older people wanting to prevent cancer. 

And we take a look at another form of arthritis: gout. It's under-recognised and under-treated, but what can be done about it, and why is it such a complicated story?

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First 90 seconds

  1. Alison Holmes· Guest0:00

    [ on hold music] ABC Listen, podcasts, radio, news, music and more.

  2. Priya Alexander· Host0:05

    Norman, we all know how much you love talking about your knee and osteoarthritis, and we're all following this journey with great intensity.

  3. Norman Swan· Host0:15

    We're limping along with it, yeah.

  4. Priya Alexander· Host0:17

    We're limping with you.

  5. Norman Swan· Host0:17

    Thank you.

  6. Priya Alexander· Host0:18

    There's a review suggesting that maybe exercise ain't all that when it comes to osteoarthritis.

  7. Norman Swan· Host0:24

    Yeah, it's really interesting review. It's got some Australian researchers in it. And look, I must say that my experience is actually doesn't fit with that. If I don't do exercise for a couple of days, I get knee pain, and if I cycle to work, it's magic.

  8. Priya Alexander· Host0:39

    Mm. So you're not throwing out the Pilates and the cycling?

  9. Norman Swan· Host0:41

    I'm like a new man. Yeah. So I'm not yet, but, you know, what's one person's anecdote versus this- Mm ... mountain of evidence we've sorted out on this week's Health Report.

  10. Priya Alexander· Host0:50

    I'm Priya Alexander on Wurundjeri land.

  11. Norman Swan· Host0:53

    And I'm Norman Swan, limping on Gadigal land. [on hold music] Also on the show, gout is more common than you might think. It's not just the old man in the 18th century with his sore toe. It's often undertreated, and that significantly increases your risk of heart attack and stroke.

  12. Priya Alexander· Host1:10

    It used to be thought that low-dose aspirin could reduce your risk of cancer, but a new study suggests that's not the case in older adults.

  13. Norman Swan· Host1:17

    What's in the news, Priya?

  14. Priya Alexander· Host1:22

    There's been some research around menopause that's been published in the British Medical Journal, and this

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