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Arthritis No Longer Just a Disease of the Old
« on: December 03, 2017, 02:23:17 pm »
Arthritis No Longer Just a Disease of the Old
 

MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- More younger Americans experience the aches and pains of arthritis than once thought.

Roughly 91 million adults had arthritis in 2015. But the most surprising fact was that nearly one-third of sufferers were aged 18 to 64, a new study found.

Those estimates are 68 percent higher than previously reported, said lead researcher Dr. David Felson, a professor of medicine at Boston University.

https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_169975.html