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Article: Help Your Arthritis Treatment Work.(Pamphlet)
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- Pamphlet by: Food and Drug Administration
- Article date:
- April 1, 1997
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 U.S. Food & Drug Administration. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The Food and Drag Administration, or FDA, is part of the United States government. It is FDA's job to make sure medicines for arthritis and other illnesses work and are safe.
Ease the Pain, Help Prevent More Damage
Arthritis can strike at any age. It hurts the joints, where two bones meet. It damages the joints and makes them stiff and painful. Sometimes it's so bad it can cripple a person.
Correct treatment can ease the pain and help prevent more damage.
You can help your treatment work. This booklet tells how.
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