From Fear to Hope: National Juvenile Arthritis Conference Changes Lives of Families of Children and Young Adults with Juvenile Arthritis

Arthritis Foundation Hosts 2013 National Juvenile Arthritis Conference in Anaheim, Calif., on July 18-21 LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fifteen-year-old Caitlin looks and acts like a typical high school sophomore.  One would never guess that both of her hips were replaced by the age of 12 as a result of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Nearly 300,000 children like Caitlin are affected by juvenile arthritis (JA), an umbrella term used to describe the many autoimmune and inflammatory conditions that can develop in children ages 16 and younger.  JA...