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St. Louis Arthritis Walk
Columbia, Mo. (April 23, 2007) - On Friday, May 16th, the Arthritis Foundation will host the St. Louis Arthritis Walk in Forest Park to raise money for arthritis research and education. Participants can choose to walk in either a 5K or one mile route.
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Live Like Your Life Depends on It!
Columbia, Mo. (March 19, 2008) - For millions of Americans living with a chronic condition like arthritis, pain, fatigue, and joint stiffness are often part of daily life. But in just six weeks, you can learn to reduce these symptoms and improve your every day life.
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Kids Get Arthritis, Too
Columbia, Mo. (March 05, 2008) - Most people think arthritis only affects the elderly but in the United States almost 300,000 children have some form of the disease. In St. Louis on March 14th, the first annual Kids Get Arthritis, Too Trivia Night will raise money to support the special needs of children coping with arthritis in Missouri.
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Ankylosing Spondylitis
Affects Home and Work
Ankylosing Spondylitis can cause severe pain and physical problems for people with the disease, but it can also have a big impact on their home and work lives. A recent study found that many American adults with the disease are disproportionably work disabled and have never married.
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Soccer's a Winner for Building Bone Health in Girls
(HealthDay News) -- Want your teenage daughter to have strong bones? Steer her to soccer or other impact sports, experts suggest, and you may help her prevent low bone density later in life.
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It's Harder for Kids with Fibromyalgia
A new study by Fordham University in New York found that children and teenagers with fibromyalgia often have a difficult time dealing with hassles of everyday life.
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It's Not You, It's Your Shoes
Wearing bad shoes might hurt more than just your feet; it might hurt your knees. For people whose shoes are hurting their knees there may be hope. A group of researchers at Rush University in Chicago has designed a shoe that mimics walking barefoot and reduces stress on the knees in people with knee osteoarthritis.
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Minorities Have Fewer Hip and Knee Surgeries
Age and race can factor into whether people have hip and knee surgeries due to arthritis, report researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago.
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