Arthritis Today - January 2005
Issue 127
My search for a diagnosis
Freelance journalist Caroline Green on how she spent several years and thousands of pounds trying to find out what was wrong with her.
Bath's learning curve
arc funding of more than £1 million is helping Bath's Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases maintain its reputation for innovation in arthritis research and treatment in the South West. Jane Tadman reports.
Pregnant pause
In the last edition of Arthritis Today , Dr Caroline Gordon discussed the effects of hormones on inflammatory arthritis. arc is now funding new research to try to discover why many women with rheumatoid arthritis enjoy a brief respite from their condition during pregnancy. Jane Tadman reports.
Getting back to fitness through exercise
Back pain is the great scourge of the 21st century, costing millions of pounds in days off work and lost production. Exercise is playing an increasingly important role, as Jane Tadman reports.
Spotlight on science
Dr Sam Webster and Dr Maresa Carulli explain their work in an ongoing series of questions and answers with arc -funded researchers.
Stormin' Norman runs the length of Britain on two false hips
Norman Lane raised more than £10,000 for arc by running from Land's End to John O' Groats, despite having two artificial hips. His wife Ali, who accompanied Norm on his incredible journey, tells his story.
Taking the "general" out of general practice?
Some family doctors are becoming increasingly specialised which is good news for people with arthritis. Jane Tadman reports.
