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The Thurston Arthritis Research Center is a corporate sponsor of WUNC - North Carolina Public Radio.

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Dr. Joanne Jordan has been featured twice on The People's Pharmacy:

  • 3/18/2006 -- Please click here to listen to a recording of the entire show.

  • 11/18/2005 -- Please click here to listen to a recording of the entire show.

WRAL NEWS

October 8, 2008

Story: UNC researchers study osteoarthritis links

February 5, 2008

Video: Arthritis Prescription: Exercise

Story: UNC Research Shows Exercise Is Great Arthritis Medicine

WTVD ABC 11

February 8, 2008

Video:Study: Exercise helps arthritis patients

Story:Study: Exercise helps arthritis patients

Web MD

Half of Adults Will Get Knee Arthritis

UNC Health Care Weblog

Obesity increases risk of osteoarthritis in the knee

The News and Observer

September 15, 2008

Lose weight: Your knees will thank you


North Carolina Medical Journal

Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity Among North Carolinians With Arthritis: Findings From a Mixed-Methodology Approach
Kathryn Remmes Martin, MPH; Britta Schoster, MPH; Jack H. Shreffler, PhD; Andrea Meier, PhD; Leigh F. Callahan,PhD

Arthritis in North Carolina: Introduction
Thomas C. Ricketts III, PhD, MPH; Kristen L. Dubay, MPP

Issue Brief: Arthritis and Its Impact: Challenges and Opportunities for Treatment, Public Health, and Public Policy
Leigh F. Callahan, PhD; Joanne M. Jordan, MD, MPH

Recent Therapeutic Advances in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Beth L. Jonas, MD

Sports Injuries and Arthritis
Stephen W. Marshall, PhD; Yvonne M. Golightly, MS, PT

Depression and Arthritis
Brenda M. DeVellis, PhD; Robert F. DeVellis, PhD

Pain and Arthritis
John B. Winfield, MD

The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project: An Illustration of a Community-University Partnership for Population- Based Research
Edwin L. Hartman, MD; Janice Woodard, BS; Carol Patterson, MA; Joanne M. Jordan, MD, MPH

Marking a Milestone in Arthritis Care - Tribute to Alvin Daughtridge

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Metro Magazine

November 2007

UNC's Thurston Center Dedicated to Research and Relief for Arthritis