Obesity affects 36 percent of the U.S. population, or one out of every three adults.

Inflammation plays an important role in your body’s ability to defend and heal infected or injured tissues by helping the immune system direct white blood cells to the area in need of assistance.

Arthritis is a leading cause of work disability, but many people continue to stay employed despite their diagnosis.

Arthritis can take many forms, including the buildup of urate crystals commonly known as gout. According to the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, this condition currently affects almost four million Americans and produces severe, sometimes debilitating pain.

About 54.4 million adult Americans suffer from some form of arthritis, with 23.7 million of them experiencing symptoms that limit their physical function and reduce their quality of life.

If you suffer from the pain and stiffness of arthritis, you can benefit from an understanding of how your own daily habits and behaviors contribute to your condition.

Menopause brings about many changes in a woman’s body. One such change women experience is a decrease in the production of estrogen.

Many people have heard someone they know predict a future rain event based on the level of joint discomfort they experience. Dismissing this as nonsense is easy to do, but some studies indicate the weather can affect some arthritis sufferers.

If you’ve just been diagnosed with lupus, one of your main symptoms may be joint pain. While some patients’ joint pain stems from their lupus, others may actually have it from developing arthritis.

Scientists estimate that  1.3 million Americans  have rheumatoid arthritis (RA). You may have the condition and not know it.