New CDC Report Cites Arthritis As the Most Common Cause of Disability -- Nearly 48 million Americans are disabled, up 3 million from 1999, with arthritis topping the list as the most common cause of disability, according to the CDC's May 1, 2009, MMWR. In addition, the number of people reporting arthritis as the primary cause of disability has increased by 1 million.
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- New CDC Report: Number of Americans with Disability Growing; Arthritis Cited as the Most Common Cause (04/30/2009)
- Arthritis Hinders Vital Physical Activity for Adults with Heart Disease (02/26/2009)
- New Arthritis Bill Introduced to Provide Relief for Millions with Arthritis (02/26/2009)
- New Study Finds Blacks Still Lag In Obtaining Total Knee Replacements (02/19/2009)
- Arthritis Foundation Announces Top 10 Arthritis Advances of 2008 (02/02/2009)
- Arthritis Foundation Announces Winners Of Highest National Award For Awareness (01/16/2009)
- Let's Move Together Launches (1/12/2009)
- Cecile K. Perich Named National Chair for Arthritis Foundation (12/18/2008)
- Arthritis Foundation Bestows Prestigious National Research Award (12/01/2008)
- RA Treatment Preferences Differ by Race (10/25/2008)
- Women with Lupus at Risk for Heart Disease (10/25/2008)
- Knee OA More Likely in Obese People (10/25/2008)
- Reduced Risk of Diabetes with Hydroxychloroquine (10/25/2008)
More press releases
- Arthritis Foundation Announces New CFO
- Media Advisory: Arthritis Walk/Arthritis Awareness Month Satellite Media Tour Kicks Off April 30
- AARP.org features the Arthritis Foundation's joint health quiz.
- Senator Edward Kennedy accepts Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Leadership Award.
- IL high school senior attends Advocacy Summit for sixth time because "somebody has to have a voice."
- Cecile K. Perich, National Chair
- John H. Klippel, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Roberta Byrum, Chief Operating Officer
- Patience H. White, MD, MA, Chief Public Health Officer
- John Hardin, MD, Chief Scientific Officer
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