Posts from ‘April, 2009’

MATTOON — The arthritis Foundation has scheduled it annual arthritis Walk in Mattoon on May 3.

46 million Americans suffer from some type of arthritis. Aqua aerobics helps seniors treat their conditions.

BERKELEY HEIGHTS — arthritis and joint injuries are the themes for lectures and programs at The Summit Medical Group, One Diamond Hill Road, in May….

The fourth annual arthritis Walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Registration for the 1-mile walk, the 3-mile walk and the dog walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. The walk is sponsored by the Kansas chapter of the arthritis Foundation and will be at Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, 1421 Research Park Drive.

Inflammatory arthritis patients fear being denied coverage for gold-standard class of medications

The Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday the second biologic arthritis drug for Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson.

MATTOON — The arthritis Foundation has scheduled it annual arthritis Walk in Mattoon on May 3.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Simponi (golimumab), a monthly treatment for adults with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis, active psoriatic arthritis, and active ankylosing spondylitis.

WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved Simponi, a monthly injectable treatment for three types of arthritis.

BERNARDS - The Somerset County Office on Aging will offer beginner and intermediate arthritis Foundation Tai Chi programs at the Somerset County Senior Wellness Center, located at 202 Mt. Airy Road. Classes will be held on Thursday afternoons starting May…

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a potential blockbuster drug from Johnson & Johnson that fights three forms of arthritis caused by immune-system disorders.

FRIDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) — Simponi (golimumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat three forms of arthritis that occur when the body’s immune system attacks the joints.

There is an increased prevalence of backbone or “vertebral” fractures in children with arthritis and other “chronic rheumatic diseases,” according to Canadian researchers.

In the United States, arthritis affects one in five adults and almost 300,000 children, which adds up to approximately 46 million Americans. This disease is the most common cause of disability in the U.S. and it is estimated by the year 2030, 67 million Americans will have this crippling disease.

April 24 (Bloomberg) — Johnson & Johnson won U.S. approval of a rheumatoid arthritis drug designed to be injected less often than its top-selling product, Remicade, for the crippling disease.