What is Juvenile Arthritis?

April 8, 2011 by  
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What is Juvenile Arthritis? Juvenile arthritis is one of 100 different arthritic joint conditions that used to be called Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA). The word rheumatoid was dropped from the name because it was named inappropriately giving people the idea that the disease process was like the adult form of Rheumatoid Arthritis. It isn’t. Juvenile [...]

Gin And Raisins To Ease The Swelling

December 27, 2010 by  
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Gin and raisins have been for quite some time purported by many individuals as a natural home remedy for arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. Paul Harvey discussed it on his radio show in the 1990s. The wife of former presidential candidate John Kerry talked about it in the New York Daily Times. Many wonder if [...]

Living with Arthritis

September 26, 2010 by  
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Arthritis causes joints, bones and muscles to become inflamed and painful, making movement increasingly difficult as the symptoms worsen over time.  Contrary to common belief, Arthritis does not affect only the elderly and sufferers wage a constant battle to maintain as normal a lifestyle as possible in the face of constant and sometimes severe pain [...]