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Dated: 01 May 2013
What's your something? -
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Dated: 30 April 2013
Inspirational new magazine from Arthritis Care -
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Dated: 22 April 2013
VLM2014 -
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Dated: 19 April 2013
Dr Paul Lam visiting the UK -
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Dated: 18 March 2013
The Lancet paper on RoActemraŽ -
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Dated: 11 March 2013
Feed my family or pay for my medicines? -
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Dated: 06 March 2013
Prescription Charges Coalition -
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Dated: 06 March 2013
Report in the Lancet -
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Dated: 04 March 2013
Arthritis Care announces new magazine -
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Dated: 28 February 2013
Treatment of Behḉets disease
International study highlights the importance of musculoskeletal diseases
Musculoskeletal conditions are the second greatest cause of disability globally according to a report by international experts, just published in The Lancet. In the first comprehensive study of the worldwide impact of all diseases, musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are revealed to have the fourth greatest impact on the overall health of the world population. This burden has increased by 45% over the last 20 years and will continue to do so unless action is taken.
Across the world, health policy has ignored diseases which affect the quality of lives of people living with them, and focused instead on infectious diseases with high mortality. But this report demonstrates that arthritis and other MSK diseases needs to be given the same priority for resources as other major conditions, like cancer.
A spokesperson for Arthritis Care said, “We welcome the Global Burden of Disease report. We know from Arthritis Care’s own OANation 2012 report that the impact of osteoarthritis on work is huge. There are 8.5 million people in the UK with osteoarthritis today, and 2.2 million of them are of working age. 86 % have had their working lives affected. These numbers serve to underline the urgent need to prioritise helping people in the UK with arthritis through both services offered and helping people to manage their condition.”
