I have a son who has struggled, since early grade school, with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. He's had to try to make people understand what it's like for a child to live with what people perceive as "an old people's disease."
That was the first thing I thought of when I read Richard Bozanich's article in the American Society on Aging Newsletter Dimensions. The article, titled "A View of Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease: From Diagnosis to Treatment and Activism," is a first-hand view of...
Last week, I had my second colonoscopy in about three years. Colonoscopies are recommended starting at age 50 for the majority of... Read more »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published a new study, based on telephone survey data, which shows that about one half... Read more »
As I live with the comorbidity of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, I am very interested in learning more about comorbidities in... Read more »
When you were in high school what was your favorite subject? Besides music, it was anything math-related for me. I didn’t much care... Read more »
During a recent weekend, my friend Chris and I decided to head to the tennis court for a little exercise. On the next court were two... Read more »
Rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis are among the most disabling forms of arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which affects 1 percent of the U.S.... Read more »
People who develop osteoporosis at younger ages may have a higher risk of certain cancers, researchers say. The scientists also found that people who... Read more »
According to new study, people who are obese at age 18 have a higher risk of developing psoriatic arthritis than people who are normal weight at this... Read more »
New research has found that people who develop multiple sclerosis (MS) before age 18 tend to suffer almost three times the symptom relapses than... Read more »
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Alternative NamesOsteoporosis and aging; Muscle weakness associated with agingInformationChanges in posture and gait (walking pattern) are as... Read more »
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