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National Arthritis Awareness Month

 

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National Arthritis Awareness Month — May 2018

The figure above is a visual abstract that details how excess weight can exacerbate joint pain, and therefore recommends weight loss to gain relief.
Health Care Provider Counseling for Weight Loss Among Adults with Arthritis and Overweight or Obesity — United States, 2002–2014
Dana Guglielmo, MPH; Jennifer M. Hootman, PhD; Louise B. Murphy, PhD; et al.

Progress Toward Measles Elimination — Western Pacific Region, 2013–2017
José E. Hagan, MD; Jennifer L. Kriss, PhD; Yoshihiro Takashima, MD, PhD; et al.

Vital Signs: Trends in Reported Vectorborne Disease Cases — United States and Territories, 2004–2016
Ronald Rosenberg, ScD; Nicole P. Lindsey, MS; Marc Fischer, MD; et al.

Notes from the Field: Salmonella Oranienburg Infection Linked to Consumption of Rattlesnake Pills — Kansas and Texas, 2017
Lyndsay Bottichio, MPH; Lindsey Martin Webb, MPH; Greg Leos, MPH; et al.

Notes from the Field: Increase in Hepatitis A Virus Infections — Marshall Islands, 2016–2017
Megan G. Hofmeister, MD; Jill A. McCready, MSPH; Ruth Link-Gelles, PhD; et al.