Science & Medicine
Joan Poe felt the first symptoms of arthritis in 1962, at a time when physicians typically advised people with the disease to avoid exercise in an attempt to “save their joints.”
May 4, 1998
Individuals who are calm and easygoing, unflappable in the face of a crisis, may be more susceptible to arthritis than those who are more excitable, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
Oct. 18, 1989
World & Nation
For more than a decade, people with arthritis have predictably relocated to the warm, stable climates of Arizona and Florida seeking relief from their symptoms.
Jan. 10, 1988
Six prehistoric skeletons found along the Tennessee River in northern Alabama apparently answer a decades-old riddle of where rheumatoid arthritis originated.
Nov. 6, 1988
Certain people appear to be genetically susceptible to developing chronic arthritis from Lyme disease that does not respond to treatment, researchers reported last week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
July 30, 1990
Archives
Fashion Show and Luncheon Benefit Arthritis Programs
April 27, 1999
For those with rheumatoid form of the disease, suffering can be extreme. But four treatments, each targeting a different stage of the illness, are revolutionizing research.
Dec. 17, 1998
California
Until this year, potluck at a private residence has been the get-together agenda for the Orange County branch of the Arthritis Foundation.
Jan. 27, 1987
Medicine: Not a cure, but Arava can help prevent joint damage, studies show. Drug carries stern warning for pregnant women.
Sept. 12, 1998
Arthritis is a joint disease that takes several different forms, but the most common is osteoarthritis, which affects more than 16 million Americans.
Nov. 8, 1999