JointHealth™ express April 16, 2013
Arthritis Can Shorten Your Life
The Arthritis Research Centre of Canada (ARC) scientists have discovered that some people with inflammatory arthritis may die as much as a decade earlier than those who don’t have arthritis. The researchers are studying ways of preventing early death in inflammatory arthritis.
Inflammatory arthritis includes:
To find out more, we invite you to attend the public forum:
The presentations are:
Arthritis Can Shorten Your Life
The Arthritis Research Centre of Canada (ARC) scientists have discovered that some people with inflammatory arthritis may die as much as a decade earlier than those who don’t have arthritis. The researchers are studying ways of preventing early death in inflammatory arthritis.
Inflammatory arthritis includes:
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Lupus and related diseases
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Gout
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
To find out more, we invite you to attend the public forum:
Don’t Let Your Arthritis Kill You - Take Action!
The presentations are:
- How arthritis causes heart disease, strokes and blood clots—Dr. Antonio Avina
- Who is at risk for heart disease and why—Dr. Diane Lacaille
- What you can do to prevent heart disease—Dr. John Esdaile
- Making your action plan to reduce heart disease—Ms. Karen Tsui and Dr. Diane Lacaille
Arthritis Consumer Experts
ACE thanks Arthritis Research Canada (ARC) for its scientific review of ACE and JointHealth™ information and education programs.