Arthritis News Archive

03-Apr-2008

 

God, music helped singer through jail (The Sharon Herald)
Emma Cunningham has been through a lot in the five or so decades she?s been on Earth. She?s lost loved ones, suffered diseases like lupus and arthritis and spent more than 11 years in prison for a murder she didn?t commit.

Arthritis Foundation benefit dinner comes to end (KHQA Quincy)
By Bret Buganski Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 10:58 p.m. QUINCY, ILL. -- All great things must come to an end, and Sunday night, that was the case for the arthritis Foundation's Benefit Dinner and Art Auction. For twenty years, the Quincy arthritis Foundation has made this event a success.

Arthritis drugs may curb cardiovascular mishaps (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, prolonged use of arthritis medications such as methotrexate, glucocorticoids, and inflammation-suppressing TNF-alpha blockers may protect the heart, researchers report.

Officials Mark Physical Therapy Month (The Post-Journal)
4/2/2008 - A factory worker with a broken ankle, a grandmother suffering from arthritis, or even a receptionist with carpal tunnel. All are examples of people suffering from ailments that hinder them from performing everyday tasks. For each, occupational therapy could mean a world of difference.

Arthritis event set for UMC (FOX 11 Tucson)
The Arizona Arthritis Center?s annual Living Healthy With Arthritis program will be held on Saturday, May 3 in the University Medical Center?s DuVal Auditorium. This year?s featured speakers will discuss the topics of pediatric rheumatology, rheumatoid arthritis, and cartilage tissue regeneration.

Arthritis Foundation Telethon (WSIL 3 Southern Illinois)
The 2008 Arthritis Foundation Telethon was a huge success. Thanks to pledges called-in by viewers throughout the area and fundraising efforts by countless volunteers, this year's telethon raised more than $106,000.

Juvenile Arthritis: one of the most under-diagnosed childhood diseases (WZZM 13 Grand Rapids)
It's one of the most under-diagnosed childhood conditions; juvenile arthritis can affect children who are just one year old.

Join others in the walk to fight arthritis in upcoming May event (Hot Springs Village Voice)
The Arthritis Foundation is calling for people to take action against arthritis by participating in the 2008 Central Arkansas Arthritis Walk. The annual nationwide event kicks off in May during national Arthritis Month, raising funds and awareness to fight arthritis, one of the nation's leading causes of disability.

Sweeps Of Human DNA Yield Discoveries (KTHV Little Rock)
NEW YORK - Scientists are scanning human DNA with a precision and scope once unthinkable and rapidly finding genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases.

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