Christian Smith, now 15, has had juvenile arthritis since he was 9.

Cassie Allen, left, and her sister Tiffany at the end of last week’s Taylor School Walkathon. Wendy Allen admits she was surprised on Dec. 10, 2010, the day doctors told her that 5-year-old daughter Cassie has Juvenile Arthritis.

According to an observational study published in Arthritis Rheumatism, children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have higher rates of hospitalized bacterial infection compared with those without JIA. The study demonstrates that the risk of infection in JIA patients was considerably higher with use of high-dose glucocorticoids (steroids). However, methotrexate (MTX) and tumor necrosis ...

TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Children with juvenile arthritis have higher rates of bacterial infection when hospitalized than children without arthritis, a new study says.

A young woman from Bonneville High School who was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis wins this week#39;s High 5.