NCAA Hall of Fame coach Denny Crum and his wife Susan Sweeney-Crum are the honorary chairs of the Louisville Arthritis Walk at Louisville Slugger Field, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 18. The public is invited to join the Crums in the annual event, which is designed to raise funds and awareness for arthritis treatment. After a lifetime of work in athletics, Denny Crum is no stranger to ...

The Arthritis Foundation has begun a new pilot program designed to improve the early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Statins, lauded for their ability to lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks and strokes, may also reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, Israeli researchers report.

Israeli scientists have found a significant link between taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor or Crestor and a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.

Elimination of a molecular gatekeeper leads to the development of arthritis in mice, scientists report. The newly discovered gatekeeper is a protein that determines the fate -- survival or death -- of damaging cells that mistakenly attack the body's own tissues and lead to autoimmune disorders. Better understanding how arthritis develops will offer scientists an opportunity to explore new ...