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Article: Arthritis Foundation Launches 'EDIT RA' -- A National Consumer Education Campaign on Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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- PR Newswire
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- September 1, 1999
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Early Diagnosis, Intervention & Treatment Critical to Combating Potentially
Crippling Effects of Disease
ATLANTA, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Rheumatoid arthritis can have a profound impact on the physical, psychological, social and economic well-being of people with RA. In response, today the Arthritis Foundation is launching a new national education campaign to encourage people who think they might have arthritis and to remind physicians to diagnose and treat rheumatoid arthritis early. Research shows that early intervention can help limit the disease's impact and slow the potentially crippling effects of the chronic condition. The nationwide disease ...