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

Children with juvenile arthritis are four times more likely than other kids to develop cancer, a new study says.

Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, the most common form of childhood arthritis, appear at least twice as likely to develop cancer compared to children without JIA, irrespective of arthritis medications, according to new research from UAB published this week in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism. This report casts some doubt on the role played by anti-TNF therapy, long considered a ...

People living in poor neighbourhoods have a higher rate and risk of arthritis - one of the most common causes of disability in the developed world.

People living in poor neighborhoods have a higher rate and risk of arthritis - one of the most common causes of disability in the developed world.