Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in B.C. who quit taking their prescribed statin drugs had a 79 per cent increased risk of death, a study by Vancouver, Montreal and Boston researchers shows. “This is very hot news and all doctors treating rheumatoid arthritis need to know it,” said Dr. John Esdaile, the Vancouver-based rheumatologist who is scientific director of the Arthritis Research Centre ...

Arthritis patients could be given a £1-a-day drug to delay progression of the disease and reduce the need for hip and knee replacements, a study has suggested.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients appear to have an increased risk for developing the irregular heart rhythm condition atrial fibrillation, which is strongly linked to stroke.

Members of a large medical and fitness community are encouraging arthritis patients to stay active and mitigate the disease#39;s toll by engaging in some form of exercise on a regular basis.

More than 100 bowlers swarmed Olympia Lanes on Sunday to knock down pins in the name of arthritis relief. The Arthritis Community Services Big Easy Bowl-A-Thon entered its sixth year of raising funds for the Northwest Missouri Regional Arthritis Center, based at Heartland Regional Medical Center.