Arthritis Foundation News Feed http://www.arthritis.org/news-releases.php Arthritis Foundation News Room Yoga Helpful for People with Arthritis http://www.arthritis.org/newsroom.php SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2008 – A program of yoga poses, breathing and relaxation significantly reduces joint tenderness and swelling for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to research funded in part by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco. Predicting Depression in People with Arthritis http://www.arthritis.org/newsroom.php SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2008 – Disability and a recent diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with a greater risk for depression according to research funded by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco. Flat Feet Associated with Knee Pain http://www.arthritis.org/newsroom.php SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2008 – Having flat feet is associated with an increased prevalence of knee pain and cartilage damage in older adults according to research funded by the Arthritis Foundation. Scientists at Boston University School of Medicine and the Institute on Aging Research in Boston presented the findings at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco this week. REDUCED RISK OF DIABETES WITH HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE http://www.arthritis.org/newsroom.php SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2008 – Older adults who take hydroxychloroquine for their rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a reduced risk of developing diabetes, according to research funded in part by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco. Knee OA More Likely in Obese People http://www.arthritis.org/newsroom.php SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2008 – In people with knee osteoarthritis (OA), those who are obese are more likely to develop advanced, end-stage disease than those who are of healthy weight, according to research funded in part by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco. Women with Lupus at Risk for Heart Disease http://www.arthritis.org/newsroom.php SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2008 – Women with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a more than two-fold increased risk of cardiovascular disease over women without the disease according to research funded in part by the Arthritis Foundation. The research was presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco. RA Treatment Preferences Differ by Race http://www.arthritis.org/newsroom.php SSAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2008 – African Americans are more wary of the risks of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment and whites are optimistic about their benefits, according to research funded in part by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco.