http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/05/12/arthritis-part-one.aspxAn estimated 43.1 million Americans of all ages report having arthritis , and of those an estimated 7.8 million report that arthritis limits their daily activities in some way, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in AtlantaenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)