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.

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 ...

LOS ANGELES—Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that progresses from joint pain to joint destruction and disfigurement, but that progression can be dramatically slowed by a class of medications called disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.

LOS ANGELES • Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that progresses from joint pain to joint destruction and disfigurement. But that progression can be dramatically slowed by a class of medications called disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, or DMARDs for short. If started early, these drugs can preserve patients' joints for years, allowing them to continue working and improving their ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that progresses from joint pain to joint destruction and disfigurement. But that progression can be dramatically slowed by a class of medications called disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs , or DMARDs for short. If started early, these drugs can preserve patients’ joints for years, allowing them to continue working and improving their overall ...