Poor neighborhoods suffer higher incidence of arthritis

People living in poor neighbourhoods have a higher rate and risk of arthritis - one of the most common causes of disability in the developed world.

Approval of first-ever medicine for rare blood vessels diseases offers hope for Canadians

Already approved for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health Canada approves RITUXAN® (rituximab) for severe forms of vasculitisTORONTO , Jan. 25, 2012 /CNW/ - Imagine what it would be ...

MRI shows elevated BMI linked to greater extent and severity of degenerative disc disease

One of the largest studies to investigate lumbar spine disc degeneration found that adults who are overweight or obese were significantly more likely to have disc degeneration than those with a normal body mass index (BMI).

Patients finding they can live healthy with joint disease

Sue Tobin is proof that living healthy with arthritis is possible, and she credits the University of Arizona Arthritis Center for making it more probable.

January 31 2012

A HUNDRED years or so ago we had an astute town council with enough business sense to purchase second-hand our Winter Gardens from a resort on the south coast, Bournemouth I think, which proved to be a major asset to the holiday scene.