Arthritis Foundation

• Al Pacino to Receive Jane Wyman Humanitarian Award at the Arthritis Foundation's 'Commitment to a Cure' Awards Gala Saturday, November 14th

To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Teri S. Lim, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Arthritis Foundation, Southern California Chapter, +1-323-954-5760, Ext. 260, tlim@arthritis.org; or Lois Julien, Julien Communications, Ofc. +1-818-222-6790, Cell: +1-818-634-0640, LoisJulien@roadrunner.com, for Arthritis Foundation, Southern California Chapter

• U.S. Newswire
• November 03, 2009

• Arthritis Foundation Hopes to Raise Awareness On Annual Walk

Dr. Thomas Schmaltzried suffers from the very thing that helps keep him in business. The 53-year-old Rolling Hills Estates resident - who is the medical director at the St. Vincent Medical Center Joint Replacement Institute in Los Angeles - has osteoarthritis.

• The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
• June 02, 2011

• Arthritis Foundation Patient Advocate to Testify at Fda Hearing On Approval Pathway for Biosimilars

ATLANTA, Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Arthritis Foundation patient advocate, Jan Wyatt, PhD, will provide oral testimony on behalf of the approximately 4 million Americans with inflammatory arthritis at a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing today. The hearing will focus on issues and challenges associated with an approval pathway for biologic products that are highly similar "biosimilar" or interchangeable with FDA-licensed products. The Arthritis Foundation commends the FDA for holding today's hearing to help guide the agency in moving forward with regulating these potential new products," says Amy Melnick, MPA, Arthritis Foundation vice president of advocacy.

• U.S. Newswire
• November 02, 2010

• Covidien Collaborates with Arthritis Foundation on Patient-Education Initiatives.

Let's Move Together Movement Tracker Empowers Patients to Track Incremental Successes ST. LOUIS -- The Arthritis Foundation and Covidien (NYSE: COV)...

• Business Wire
• November 22, 2010

• Arthritis Foundation's Bone Bash Gets Into the Halloween Spirit

The 9-to-5 businessman was the costume of choice during the Arthritis Foundation's Bone Bash, where a more than a few suits 'fessed up to not getting into the Halloween spirit. I know, it's lame," mused James Taylor.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• October 30, 2011

• Sontags Give $1m Grant to Long Beach Arthritis Foundation

LONG BEACH - The Sontag Foundation has announced a $1million grant to the Long Beach-based nonprofit Arthritis National Research Foundation. A gift of this size ensures there will be a Sontag Foundation Fellow for rheumatoid arthritis research in perpetuity," said ANRF board president Kevin Donohue in a statement. "This funding will enable us to support more research towards a cure.

• Press Telegram
• September 30, 2011

• R.S.V.P.; Arthritis Foundation Puts Spotlight On Young Patients

Twenty-two-year-old Joel Cencius both starred in and worked at the Arthritis Foundation's Mystery Ball held Oct. 7 at the Pfister Hotel. Cencius, a senior at Cardinal Stritch University, spent most of the evening working as a volunteer at the event. But when dinner was finished, he came to the podium to tell guests what it's like to live with juvenile arthritis, a disease he has had since early childhood. Although the disease is manageable with the right drugs, Cencius says that the energy-sapping side effects are possibly the worst part of having arthritis. Diagnosed with what many people think of as an old person's disease, Cencius has had the opportunity to share his wisdom on living with arthritis with other children so affected through his involvement with Camp MASH, which is an ac...

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• October 31, 2006

• Arthritis Foundation Announces Amgen and Wyeth to Be Presenting Sponsor of the 2008 Arthritis Walk (R)

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Carol Galbreath of the Arthritis Foundation, +1-404-965- 7595, cgalbreath@arthritis.org

• U.S. Newswire
• December 11, 2007

• Not-for-Profit of Note: Arthritis Foundation, Indiana Chapter

MANAGEMENT B.J. Farrell, director of development Jenny Conder, director of health promotion Sabrina Edwards, director of finance Beth Harsh, South Bend Branch director Victoria Eichmiller, Evansville Branch director Marni Mastbaum, Fort Wayne Branch director BOARD OF DIRECTORS Patricia Milner, chairwoman Richard Seaver, vice chairman Kevin Mandrell, immediate past chairman Steve Warner, treasurer Marianne Marsh, secretary Barry Bilger Darlene Degener Chuck Hartle Amy Havens Gordon Hughes Jane Keller Jerry Langley Stan Phariss Mike Rupprecht Diana Ruschhaupt Patrick J. Schaefer Bill Staples Todd G. Vare Bruce Wright PROGRAMS Let's Move Together: A nationwide movement led by the Arthritis Foundation that encourages people to move to prevent or treat arthritis.

• Indianapolis Business Journal
• September 09, 2009

• Arthritis Foundation Statement On the Glucosamine/Chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial

ATLANTA, Nov. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the Arthritis Foundation's statement on the Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial: Summary

• U.S. Newswire
• November 14, 2005