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Major Clinical Trial For Children’s Arthritis

In Northern Ireland, a major clinical trial will focus on children suffering from arthritis — not only for the betterment of its treatment but also to reduce brittle bones (osteopenia) in this children as a result of steroid treatments.

The said clinical trial - funded by the Arthritis Research Campaign and is being lead by Consultant Rheumatologist Dr Madeleine Rooney - aims to recruit about 40 local youngsters aged between four and 18 and is being conducted at the Belfast’s Musgrave Park Hospital. More →

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