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To commence National Arthritis Awareness Month in May, the Arthritis Foundation is calling on Americans to get moving, hosting more than 200 Arthritis Walk events around the country. The message of its "Let's Move Together" campaign is to raise awareness about the health benefits of exercise as part of preventing and treating arthritis. Princeton, NJ (PRWEB) May 07, 2011 To commence National Arthritis Awareness Month in May, the Arthritis Foundation is calling on Americans to get moving,...
ATLANTA, May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To commence National Arthritis Awareness Month in May, the Arthritis Foundation is calling on Americans to get moving. As part of the Let's Move Together campaign, the Arthritis Foundation is hosting more than 200 Arthritis Walk events across the country. The events aim to spread the message about the health benefits of daily movement for the prevention and treatment of arthritis, and to raise funds to find a cure for the nation's leading cause of...
Arthritis Awareness Month Calls on Americans to Take Action ATLANTA, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- People with arthritis are significantly more likely to be obese than those without the disease and the rate among them is increasing in far more states than it is decreasing, cites new CDC data released in conjunction with National Arthritis Awareness Month in May. According to the Arthritis Foundation, the study underscores the need to expand obesity prevention, screening and...
Believing the myth that exercise causes and worsens arthritis could be detrimental to arthritis sufferers. Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 14, 2011 Despite all we know about arthritis, myths about the disease persist. One of the many is that exercise can cause and worsen arthritis. But according to a newly updated report from Harvard Medical School, Arthritis: Keeping your joints healthy, believing this myth could be detrimental to arthritis sufferers. Unless you are a jackhammer operator or a...
Flexcin International, Inc., makers of the Flexcin joint health formula for people and the FlexPet joint health formula for pets, announced today it is conducting a national survey this month to find out how aware a person's support network is when they have arthritis. A proud sponsor of the Arthritis Foundation, Flexcin will reveal results of the survey for Arthritis Awareness Month in May. Fort Myers, FL (PRWEB) April 8, 2011 Flexcin International, Inc., makers of the Flexcin joint...
PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. congratulates GRAMMY® award-winning recording artist Gloria Gaynor, who will receive the inaugural Woman of the Year award from the Arthritis Foundation's New York Chapter. As part of the Foundation's arthritis awareness initiative, Women on the Move, Gaynor is being recognized for her formidable personal and professional accomplishments despite being diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee more than 25...
ATLANTA and PORTLAND, Ore., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two leading patient advocacy organizations have joined forces to educate people about psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory disease that can lead to joint damage, especially if not diagnosed and treated early. The Joint Smart Coalition, launched today by the Arthritis Foundation and the National Psoriasis Foundation in collaboration with Amgen and Pfizer, aims to provide empowering and educational resources for people with...
One in Five Report Severe Joint Pain and Limitations WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Arthritis affects 3.1 million Hispanics in the U.S. and causes severe joint pain and limitations for at least one in five of them, according to new CDC data released today at a congressional briefing hosted by the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and the Arthritis Foundation. The study, published in the Feb. 18 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, is the first of...
DuVine Adventures named as official operator of The Amgen People's Coast Classic Cycling Event, September 11 - 16, 2011 Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 14, 2011 Award-winning cycling tour operator DuVine Adventures announced their role in a Premier Cycling Event in the Pacific Northwest, The Amgen People's Coast Classic. The six-day cycling event, scheduled for September 11 "“ 16, 2011, will be the second annual fundraising cycling event offered by the Pacific Northwest Chapter of The...
NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The legendary pianist Byron Janis, who overcame many years of suffering from psoriatic arthritis in his hands and wrists, and the Arthritis Foundation have announced that they are embarking on an alliance that will fulfill Mr. Janis's humanitarian effort of making a difference and giving back to the 50 million Americans who suffer with arthritis. Mr. Janis will donate 25% of the proceeds from the sale of his DVD Documentary, The Byron Janis Story, his...
