Half of the people who have rheumatoid arthritis have to change jobs, and more than one in 10 have to quit work because of the debilitating condition, it has emerged

In addition to the impact on career, the survey revealed that 77% of patients wish they could take fewer medication and reduce fatigue.

A NEW survey by a leading medic suggests that top GAA players may be at increased risk of developing arthritis at a young age.

A new survey has shown inter-county GAA players may be six times more likely to develop arthritis at a young age than the rest of the population.

“MY life just came back” — that’s how mother-of-three Donna Whelan remembers when she discovered she could beat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a crippling disease that mostly affects women among 35,000 sufferers in Ireland.