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Do you think you have arthritis? Help is at your fingertips

Arthritis experts create apps VANCOUVER - Two new mobile applications that help people with sore joints figure out whether they have arthritis and show doctors how to examine patients to diagnose the condition are making their international debut.

The free Apple applications — ArthritisID for health consumers and ArthritisID PRO — were developed by Vancouver arthritis experts.

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Early, aggressive intervention critical for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers

Monday, 24 October 2011

There is a huge care gap in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in Canada, says Dr. Diane Lacaille, a senior scientist with the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada and an associate professor in the University of British Columbia's Rheumatology division.

"When looking at population-based data, we see that about half the people are not getting what is considered essential treatment," Lacaille says.

Rethinking how we treat arthritis

Friday, 14 October 2011

Three years ago on holiday in Mexico, Eric Gould landed badly while playing beach volleyball, tearing some cartilage in his knee.

Gould was contemplating knee surgery, but when he read Esdaile's articles on arthritisresearch.ca and saw a video about OA featuring the late actor Leslie Neilsen, he quickly changed his mind.