HealthLink

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Next on Healthlink

Topic: Arthritis
Airs: Tuesday, September 12 at 7:30pm
Repeats: Sunday, September 18 at midnight

Program summary: Millions of arthritis sufferers are looking for the facts as the anti-inflammatory drugs they depend on have come under scrutiny. This edition of Health Link helps you sort through the confusion as we examine the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of arthritis.

Find out how you can manage your pain and develop strategies for protecting your joints so you can live a long, productive life with arthritis.

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GUESTS:

Joel Kremer, MD
Dr. Kremer is Director of Research at the Center for Rheumatology in Albany and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Albany Medical College.

Edward A. Apicella, MD
Dr. Apicella is President of The Albany Center for Pain Management, PLLC.

Web Resources

The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.
Go to their website for more info

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases' goal is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis as well as other diseases. The site offers information about research that has been done and is being done, while also giving information of the research and training that the institute supports.
Go to their website for more info

The American College of Rheumatology is the professional organization of rheumatologists and associated health professionals who share a dedication to healing, preventing disability, and curing the more than 100 types of arthritis and related disabling and sometimes fatal disorders of the joints, muscles, and bones. Members include practicing physicians, research scientists, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, psychologists, and social workers.
Go to their website for more info

The mission of the Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) is to foster, facilitate, and conduct high quality clinical research in the field of pediatric rheumatology aimed at improving the health outcomes and quality of life of all children with rheumatic disease.
Go to their website for more info

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