Topic of the week: arthritis - Melbourne Herald Sun

Topic of the week: arthritis Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia By Dr Cindy Pan THERE are two main types of arthritis: osteoarthritis, which is the most common and affects almost everyone with advancing age, and rheumatoid arthritis, which is less common but tends to be more debilitating. ...

ACTEMRA(R) (tocilizumab) Studies to be Featured at the European ... - PR Newswire (press release)

ACTEMRA(R) (tocilizumab) Studies to be Featured at the European ... PR Newswire (press release), NY In June 2005, ACTEMRA was launched by Chugai in Japan as a therapy for Castleman's disease; in April 2008, additional indications for rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis were also ...

Total Elbow Arthroplasty in Patients Forty Years of Age or Less - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)

Total Elbow Arthroplasty in Patients Forty Years of Age or Less Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription) The arthroplasty was performed primarily as a salvage procedure in thirteen patients (two with a bilateral arthroplasty) with rheumatoid arthritis, in seventeen patients (four with a bilateral arthroplasty) with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ...

Young ambassador; Rowley's Katie Blouin leading North Shore ... - The Daily News of Newburyport

Young ambassador; Rowley's Katie Blouin leading North Shore ... The Daily News of Newburyport, MA Arthritis affects 46 million people in the US, including 300000 children, with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis one of the most common childhood diseases, according to the Arthritis Foundation. Symptoms for children are the same as adults and include ...