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Arthritis: New Hope for Patients

This program from The Doctor Is In uses case studies involving osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis to explore how a number of patients cope with these conditions. In addition, Dr. Michael Weinblatt, former director of the Robert B. Brigham Arthritis Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and chairman of the American College of Rheumatology, and Dr. William Arnold, medical editor of The Arthritis Foundation’s Guide to Alternative Therapies, discuss the most effective treatments currently in use. Quack remedies touted via the Internet are also addressed. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Production. (29 minutes)

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Item#: FMK30010
Copyright date: ©2001
VHS ISBN 978-1-4213-0233-1
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-1374-0


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