Award to help gout arthritis research

This article is written and published by Otago Daily Times One of the country’s leading research scientists is looking forward to doing more research and fewer funding applications after winning a prestigious James Cook Fellowship. Tony Merriman, of the...

How to open a milk bottle – the easiest way

During a recent Packaging Focus Group hosted by Arthritis New Zealand and Fonterra, we invited a number of people to come and test Fonterra’s current milk bottles. The aim was to figure out if people open them correctly, whether it was easier, and also to...

Ties that bind… art for gout (arthritis)

Story from an article by Marion Wassenaar and Tanya Major Artist Marion Wassenaar and scientist Tanya Major explored the effects caused by gout arthritis by creating an interesting piece of art called Ties that Bind. An increasing number of (mainly) New Zealand Maori...
World Lupus Awareness Day 2018

World Lupus Awareness Day 2018

World Lupus Awareness day Thursday 10th May Lupus is an auto immune illness that can affect your joints, muscles and even skin. By ‘autoimmune’ we mean that certain antibodies in your system fight with healthy body tissues, resulting in painful inflammation, fatigue...

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