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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of arthritis, affecting more than 30 million adults in the Unites States. The Arthritis Foundation is transforming the landscape of treatments and advancing OA science by gathering the top clinical resea (More)
For many of the 30 million people in the U.S. who live with osteoarthritis (OA), pain is the most difficult symptom to manage. The Arthritis Foundation conducted a survey asking people with osteoarthritis to share their current top concerns and ne (More)
Last year we introduced you to Dr. Xiaojuan Li and her Osteoarthritis (OA) Center of Excellence demonstration research project. The project, “Multi-site Multi-Vendor Cross-validation of Cartilage T1rho and T2 imaging”, was completed by investigat (More)
In 2016, the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) reported that osteoarthritis (OA) is the third most prevalent condition causing disability globally. Currently, there is no cure for OA, which is the most prevalent form of arthritis (More)
Arthritis Foundation wrote: Rethinking Life With Severe Osteoarthritis
As part of our vetting process for Arthritis by the Numbers – a collection of verified arthritis facts and figures – we invited patients to comment on the disease section that most affected their lives. After all, they are the experts on how the (More)
A diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis can leave you wondering what you’re in for: Will you face along, bumpy road with your disease, or will it respond well to minimal treatment? Although there is no crystal ball, research into different forms of i (More)
Arthritis Foundation wrote: Synvisc-One Injections Recalled
Biotech giant Sanofi Genzyme has initiated a voluntary product recall for one lot of Synvisc-One, a brand of hyaluronic acid. The lot, which was found to contain contamination, has been linked to an unexpected increase in side effects. In an urgent (More)
A team of researchers from the United States and Finland has found that rates of knee osteoarthritis (OA) are higher now than in the past – probably not for the reasons you think. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy o (More)
About 40 percent of adults in the United States are likely to develop osteoarthritis (OA) in at least one hand by age 85, and some people are more at risk than others, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (More)
Losing excess weight may help preserve knee cartilage in people who have or are at risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), whose findings were recently published online in the (More)