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Cancer Drug Gleevec Shows Potential for Treatment of RA
It is currently estimated that 50 percent of rheumatoid arthritis patients do not ... Read more »
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Experimental drugs show promise for treatment of RA
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...pathway inhibitor in development for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid... Read more »
Potent Anti-HIV Drugs Associated with Arthritis
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...recommend further research to more closely study the effects HIV therapy might be having in... Read more »
Can I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus?
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert...weeks.* Arthritis and soft-tissue swelling of >3 of 14 joints/joint groups, present for at least... Read more »
Can I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia?
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert...which first targets the synovium, or lining of the joint, resulting in pain, stiffness,... Read more »
Compounds in sea anemone and a shrub block autoimmune response in diabetes and arthritis.
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...tested blood samples from type-1 diabetes patients and joint fluid from people with rheumatoid... Read more »
Health Guide
Fibromyalgia: Conditions with Similar Symptoms
...tract), rheumatic fever, inflammatory bowel diseaseCrystal Induced ArthritisGout and pseudogoutRheumatic Autoimmune DiseasesRheumatoid arthritis, systemic vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus,... Read more »Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
...(NSAIDs). COX-2 inhibitors were developed specifically to decrease the well-recognized gastric side effects and intolerance associated with the use of some NSAIDs. Traditional NSAIDs, such as... Read more »Cirrhosis: Causes
...Autoimmune chronic hepatitis typically occurs in women between the ages of 20 and 40 who have other autoimmune diseases. Some research indicates that the postmenopausal period may be another peak... Read more »Osteoarthritis: Causes
...responseplays an important role in rheumatoid arthritis and other muscle and joint problems associated with autoimmune diseases. It has generally been believed that inflammation plays at most a... Read more »Gout: Risk Factors
...inflammation in the eye and urinary tract), rheumatic fever, inflammatory bowel diseasePseudogoutRheumatic Autoimmune DiseasesRheumatoid arthritis, systemic vasculitis, systemic lupus... Read more »Images
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Medications
...of life. This medication treats but does not cure autoimmune diseases. Symptoms usually return... Read more »
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Is it fibromyalgia or lupus?
October 03, 2008Lupus and Fibromyalgia: Similar Symptoms, Different Diseases By Amy Tudor Experts say that every year, thousands of fibromyalgia sufferers are... Read summary »
Caffeine Helps Prevent Multiple Sclerosis
July 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) When you enjoy your cup of coffee in the morning you may also be helping to prevent a central nervous disease. A new study in... Read summary »
Pain Isn?t Just a Symptom of Arthritis
January 13, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Pain is often thought to be a debilitating symptom of osteoarthritis. But new research suggests pain is more than a symptom,... Read summary »
Assessing Arthritis
May 16, 2007PITTSBURGH (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Right now, most doctors rely on the way an arthritic's joints look and feel to assess the efficacy of their... Read summary »
Diabetes Cure: One Step Closer
August 07, 2006INDIANAPOLIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Type 1 diabetes develops when your pancreas stops making insulin, what the body needs to break down sugar.... Read summary »
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