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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                           Contact: Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program June 5, 2015                                            (888) 702-8818   Arthritis Makes Life Tougher for Missourians Living with Chronic Conditions; Self-Management Programs Can Help What is one thing diabetes and heart disease have in common?  Both are chronic (continuing or occur again over a long amount of

Today, June 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their weekly public health information and recommendations report (MMWR, Vol. 64, No. 21); this report has information of note for the arthritis community.  As many of us with chronic conditions know, life can be more difficult when faced with one or more disease

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              Contact: Missouri Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program November 11, 2014                                      (888) 702-8818 Thank Our Veterans and Offer Steps to Better Health Today, November 11, we celebrate Veterans Day.  Veterans Day was originally proclaimed as “Armistice Day” In November 1919 at the end of World War I.  The Act of 1938 officially

How much are you walking each day?  Whether you are just walking or wheeling to the mailbox or to the end of the driveway to get your paper every day, or if you are actively making an effort to go on a walk most days of the week, most of us spend more time than

Today, November 8, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).  This week’s report contains important information for the arthritis community.  A report was released on regular activities that were limited for persons self-reporting as diagnosed with arthritis.  The report, Prevalence of Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis and Arthritis-Attributable Activity