Arthritis Foundation Presents Fifth Annual 'Living Better With Arthritis' TV Program.Business/Technology Editors & Health/Medical Writers NEWTON, Mass.--(BW HealthWire)--April 12, 2001 Massachusetts Chapter-sponsored program to educate Massachusetts residents living with arthritis TV Program: Living Better With Arthritis Date and Time: Sunday, April 22, at 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.; WCVB-TV-5 Hosts: WCVB-TV News Anchor Heather Kahn WCVB-TV News Anchor Anthony Everett Anthony Everett is a news anchor for WCVB-TV, the ABC affiliate of Boston, Massachusetts. Everett currently co-hosts the channel's news magazine Chronicle. In the past Everett has co-anchored the channel's local 5:00 PM, 5:30 PM, and 11pm weekday newscasts. One in six people--over 43 million Americans--have arthritis. It is the number one cause of disability in America, costing the economy almost $65 billion a year. Nearly 3,000 children, one in every three families and one in every six people in Massachusetts are affected by arthritis. More and better treatments for major types of arthritis have come to market within the last three years. There are many things people with arthritis can do to manage their pain including exercise, stress management, and the use of assistive devices assistive device Public health Any device designed or adapted to help people with physical or emotional disorders to perform actions, tasks, and activities. See Americans with Disabilities Act, Architectural barriers, Assistive technology. . On Sunday, April 22, at 5:00 p.m., the Massachusetts Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. will present an hour-long TV special to reach the 903,000 Massachusetts residents who are affected by arthritis. Channel 5 News Anchors Heather Kahn and Anthony Everett will host "Living Better With Arthritis," addressing these new, remarkable treatments for arthritis, discussing surgery and therapy options and profiling inspiring individuals who are taking an active role in managing their arthritis. The effects of the more than 100 forms of arthritis can range from occasional pain and stiffness to chronic pain and disability. "Living Better With Arthritis" is a television show designed to educate people with arthritis at all levels, helping them to lead active, fulfilling lives. Noted experts in the field, and people who model good coping and self-management skills are featured. Show segments include: --SPEAKING OF PAIN: focusing on osteoarthritis osteoarthritis or osteoarthrosis or degenerative joint disease Most common joint disorder, afflicting over 80% of those who reach age 70. It does not involve excessive inflammation and may have no symptoms, especially at first. pain management and communicating with your doctor to reduce pain, featuring Jonathan Coblyn, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is a hospital in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill. With Massachusetts General Hospital, it is one of the two founding members of Partners HealthCare. and Don Goldenberg, M.D., Newton-Wellesley Hospital. --RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS...NEW THERAPIES, NEW HOPE: focusing on rheumatoid arthritis rheumatoid arthritis Chronic, progressive autoimmune disease causing connective-tissue inflammation, mostly in synovial joints. It can occur at any age, is more common in women, and has an unpredictable course. and research, featuring a woman with arthritis, a local researcher, Mary Goldring Mary Goldring OBE is a British business journalist and broadcaster. A trained economist, Goldring turned to journalism in the late 1940s and became a stalwart of The Economist, where for a long time she was its Business Editor. , Ph.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Both an international and regional referral center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts is a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and and physician experts Paul Romain, M.D., and Jonathan Kay, M.D., from the Lahey Clinic The Lahey Clinic is a not-for-profit teaching hospital in Burlington, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1923 by Dr. Frank H. Lahey. History When Dr. Frank Howard Lahey founded a group practice in 1923, his plan was to create a clinic where many specialties would coexist . --UNDERSTANDING OSTEOPOROSIS osteoporosis (ŏs'tēō'pərō`sĭs), disorder in which the normal replenishment of old bone tissue is severely disrupted, resulting in weakened bones and increased risk of fracture; osteopenia : focusing on osteoporosis and its relationship with arthritis featuring a woman with osteoporosis and her daughters, plus experts: Miriam Nelson, Ph.D., Tufts Human Nutrition Research Center and Meryl Leboff, M.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital. --MANAGING OSTEOARTHRITIS: focusing on treatments for and self-management of osteoarthritis, featuring two people with arthritis and physician experts: Lee Simon, M.D. and Steven Goldring, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. --YOUNGER FACES OF ARTHRITIS: focusing on arthritis in younger people, featuring two children, a woman in her 20s and a man in his 40s with arthritis and expert commentary from Laurie Miller, M.D., Floating Hospital for Children and Joseph Korn, M.D., Boston University Boston University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. Medical Center. --QUESTIONS FOR THE DOCTOR: questions that have been called into the Arthritis Foundation's Medical counseling line will be addressed and answered throughout the show, by Arthritis Foundation Massachusetts Chapter Medical Directors John Bolzan, M.D. and David Freeman, M.D. To learn more about how arthritis is affecting people's everyday lives in Massachusetts and how those individuals are overcoming its challenges, interviews can be arranged with show participants and leading physicians specializing in the disease. To arrange an interview or for more information, please contact Jason Newberg or Carrie Pacchiana at Schwartz Communications, 781-684-0770. |
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