FRIDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) — As America’s baby boomers move into late middle age, arthritis and other rheumatic conditions are taking up an ever larger chunk of health-care spending, a federal study warns.

Read full story

FRIDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis patients with certain genetic traits may be at increased risk of early death from heart disease or cancer, British researchers report.

Read full story

A chronic autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is marked by inflammation that takes a progressive toll on not only the joints, but also various organs and the whole body.

Read full story

Between 1997 and 2003, the prevalence of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions increased from 36.8 million adults (18.7 percent of the population) to 46.1 million adults (21.5 percent of the population).

Read full story