Below are news releases and up-to-date information courtesy of the American College of Rheumatology and the Arthritis Foundation relating to rheumatic health, medical advances and promising research studies.

• Evidence of a New Hereditary Joint Disorder

• Joint Pain and Estrogen Deprivation

• Drug Used to Treat Parkinson's Disease May Be Beneficial in Treating Fibromyalgia

• The Impact of Weight Loss on Osteoarthritis of the Knee

• Benefits of Continuous NSAID Use in Ankylosing Spondylitis
• FDA Approves Remicade for Ninth Indication: Psoriatic Arthritis

• A Candidate Biomarker to Improve Treatment of Lupus Patients
• The Relationship between Clinical Depression and Chronic Pain

• Understanding Heart Disease and Death in RA
• Progress in Osteoarthritis: A Summary of Recent Arthritis Foundation Supported Research
• Improving Hip Surgery Access and Outcomes

• The Safety of COX-2 Inhibitors

• Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Excess Risk of Congestive Heart Failure
• Optimal Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• A Biomarker to Predict Osteoarthritis
• The Sustained Benefits of Very Early Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Anti-TNF-alpha Therapy

• Eating Red Meat May Increase the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• The Impact of Body Weight on the Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis

• The Effect of Osteoporosis Drugs on Osteoarthritis of the Knee
• The Influence of Women's Reproductive Factors on the Future Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Smoking and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis