Articles Archive - Page 766 of 815

Give Your Time, Count the Gains

Sherine Gabriel, MD | April 1, 2009

Volunteering can help your career, friendships, and specialty at the same time

Drug Risk Versus Benefit

Gretchen Henkel | April 1, 2009

Perceptions from the FDA, physicians, and patients

Know Your Labs, Part 2

Peter H. Schur, MD | April 1, 2009

A review of testing for rheumatoid arthritis

Sense of Smell

Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD | April 1, 2009

Olfactory defects point to nervous system involvement in lupus

Physical Activity Among People with Arthritis

Staff | March 1, 2009

At the young age of 25, Julie Keysor, PhD, PT, associate professor in the department of physical therapy and athletic training at Sargent College of Boston University, was diagnosed with bilateral knee arthritis and had already undergone three knee surgeries. Because of this, and through her work as a physical therapist, Dr. Keysor has a unique perspective on physical functioning, activity, and community involvement among people with knee osteoarthritis.

The Arthritis Act: Where Is It Now? What Can I Do?

Staff | March 1, 2009

In September 2008, the “Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act” passed the House of Representatives. Unfortunately this legislation failed to pass through the Senate and did not become a law. (The Arthritis Act had to be passed in both congressional chambers and signed by the president for the bill to become law.)

Demonstrators Demand More Money for Arthritis Research—What Could Happen?

Leslie Crofford, MD | March 1, 2009

I recently came across a fictional publication called the Not Yet Gazette with a front-page story dated November 10, 2025, entitled, “Demonstrators demand more money for arthritis research.” The fictional report gave details of a crowd of 100,000, “many in wheelchairs,” confronting the health secretary of that time. The genesis of this fictional article was the observed trend towards the aging of the population and slow growth in research funding. The article stated that, “ ‘Fiscal constraints caused by slow economic growth and resistance to tax increases have greatly reduced allocations for medical research grants in recent years,’ [the health secretary] told the delegates. ‘Unfortunately, in our current political climate, funding for health research is limited,’ she said to reporters after the meeting. ‘We have to devote our limited resources to diseases that are more immediately life-threatening.’ ”