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Understanding the effects of RA on the body.
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Nearly 300,000 children are living with Juvenile Arthritis (JA), which impacts a child's ability to dress, play sports, or even walk. Meet Eric Terry, a courageous child living with Juvenile Arthritis, and his family to learn how they are actively involved in the fight against this devastating disease.
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Arthritis is the most debilitating disease in this country, affecting some 46 million adults. Believe it or not, arthritis also affects about 1 million kids each year. Here's how you can tell whether your child has growing pains, or something more.
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A new drug is out to fight Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disorder that affects as many as 10 million people in America.
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Almost half of all U.S. adults and nearly two-thirds of obese adults will develop painful osteoarthritis of the knee by age 85, a study based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests. The study also found that a persons lifetime risk rose as their body mass index or BMI increased, with the greatest risk found in those whose weight was normal at age 18 but were overweight or obese at 45 or older.
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A rheumatologist describes the effects of rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the joints, its most common symptoms and the treatment options available.
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If you knew you could lead a life free from arthritis pain—wouldn't you? Watch this video for advice on how to do just that!
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Believe it or not, you have 650 muscles and 206 bones in your body, all held together by powerful joints. If something goes wrong in these vital "connectors," arthritis can be the painful result.
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Rheumatoid arthritis affects 1.3 million Americans. Research advances and drug development have helped control this chronic disease. Noted UCLA Rheumatology expert Dr. Michael Weisman, presents an update on the latest treatments in the second of two lectures. Series: The Coming of Age Lecture Series [7/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 14861]
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Rheumatoid arthritis affects 1.3 million Americans. Research advances and drug development have helped control this chronic disease. Noted UCLA Rheumatology expert Dr. Michael Weisman, presents an update on the latest treatments in the first of two lectures. Series: The Coming of Age Lecture Series [7/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 14860]
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Cure for autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, rheumatoid, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis? Targetting specific immune cells to restore normal immune system with potentially very few side effects. Medical research using immunology. But will pharmaceutical companies wish or be able to fund such research? It will be a technique not a therapy to be sold. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.
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