Introduction

 

Arthritis treatment may add expenses or reduce income-earning time. It helps to get your financial bearings upfront.

Whether you have health insurance or not, you can learn how to cover your costs and avoid worry through the information in the links in the column to the right. There you'll find details on everything from insurance-policy language to government programs that can help.

Latest Arthritis News
Malaria drugs may help patients with lupus

January 22, 2010 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drugs used to treat malaria may be useful for patients with lupus, a chronic debilitating "autoimmune" disease, according to according to a new report.

Weak evidence of benefit for scoliosis bracing

January 22, 2010 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine (scoliosis) in adolescents is a subject of ongoing debate and a new review of the medical literature does little to resolve the matter.

Electro-acupuncture shows promise for knee arthritis

January 21, 2010 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A modern twist on traditional acupuncture may bring some pain relief to people with knee arthritis, at least in the short term, a small study suggests.

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