In preparation for the hearing, the Arthritis Foundation — in conjunction with seventeen additional patient organizations — sent a letter to the members of the Health Subcommittee, urging them to pass ...

The quest to find the root cause of diseases has kept humans occupied since antiquity. Ancient Greeks thought illness was due to imbalances of bodily bile and phlegm, but it was only hundreds of years ...

Changing your habits is hard, even if you know it may help you live a happier, healthier life. So for all the well-intended resolutions we make at the new year to get fit and exercise more, most fall ...

Listening to this year’s winner of the Generational Impact Award for outstanding advocacy reel off the many stops in her hectic high school schedule, you’d have no idea that she’s been managing ...

Taylor Trotter’s daughter, Paisley, has juvenile arthritis (JA) and she’s committed to telling the world that Kids Get Arthritis, Too. We asked Taylor to share how she views the impact of juvenile ...

Some days, when his funny bone tickles him, 6-year-old Jack tells his parents he wants to be a comedian when he grows up, perhaps to help cheer up folks who may be sad. On other days, he tells them he ...

A healthy gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a critical role in overall health and houses the largest number of immune cells in the body. A faulty immune system is responsible for the most common types ...

Before you hit the road, talk with an occupational therapist or a driver rehabilitation specialist who can give you tips for preparing your car or choosing a rental car. There are rental car companies ...

With the right tools, you can reduce the pain and strain while gardening with arthritis. How does your garden grow? With ease if you use smart gardening gear for planting, watering, weeding and ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis that affects the back. It can occur anywhere along the spine. Usually the low back and sometimes the neck are affected. In OA, the cartilage ...

This new and exciting program gives teens 13 to 17 the opportunity to represent the hundreds of thousands of kids in the U.S. who have arthritis and raise awareness by sharing their personal arthritis ...

Tai chi has been used for centuries to help improve balance of the mind and body. Find out how you can learn tai chi to help improve your arthritis symptoms and overall health from leading tai chi ...