Arthritis Today – July 2002
Pregnancy & Arthritis
Improved treatment means more women with all forms of arthritis have a better chance of having healthy babies. Jane Tadman reports.
Baby, baby
Nurse Tracey Jones went through seven years of hell and three miscarriages before APS was diagnosed at Liverpool Women's Hospital. She's never looked back. Jane Tadman reports.
Arthritis patients do better when treated by nurses rather than doctors, says new Leeds study
Patients with arthritis do better in clinics run by senior nurses compared to those run by junior doctors, according to a clinical trial carried out in Leeds.
Focus on Southampton:
Channelling support
arc-funded research in Southampton is going back to the womb to find out more about the origins of osteoporosis. Arthritis Today reports.
A weighty issue
A new clinical trial could bring hope to overweight people who have osteoarthritis of the knee. Jane Tadman reports.
Spotlight on science
Professors Martin Underwood and Tim Cawston explain their work in an ongoing series of questions and answers with arc-funded researchers.
