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Body Systems Affected By Rheumatoid Arthritis
Health Encyclopedia: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic (long-term) disease that causes inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. Itcan also affect other organs.
Alternative Names
RA; Arthritis - rheumatoid
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The cause of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unknown.It is consideredautoimmune disease. Thebody's immune system normally fights offforeign substances, likeviruses. But in an autoimmune disease, the immune system confuses healthy ...
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Expert & Community Posts
New Worries About A New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...manifested as a weakness of certain parts of the body, difficulty thinking, and difficulty with... Read more »
Can I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia?
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert...fibromyalgia are women, although men and children can be affected. People with certain rheumatic... Read more »
Mortality Gap Between RA Patients and the General Population is Widening
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...progressive condition that can do damage beyond the body's joints. Unlike other forms of... Read more »
A New Drug May Protect Bones in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...placebo, in addition to the hip, the wrist and the total body. In another study, the drug also... Read more »
The Double Why-Me: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hepatitis C
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...occur through high-risk sexual activity, tattoos or body piercing and shared personal items, to... Read more »
Health Guide
Meet Christine Miller
...whether the joint is currently active, has residual deformities, or shows secondary effects from other affected parts of the body. But that sounds worse than it is. Im lucky in that I am for the... Read more »Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
...and a leading cause of disability. As the population ages, the CDC says that the number of Americans affected will increase dramatically. "People ignore arthritis both as public and personal... Read more »Collagen vascular disease
Collagen is a tough, glue-like protein that represents 30% of body protein and shapes the structure of tendons, bones, and connective tissues. Malfunctioning of the immune system... Read more »Fibromyalgia Myth Busting
...disease. Fact: Fibromyalgia is NOT an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune disease is the result of a body’s overactive immune response. In a sense, the body’s immune system begins to attack... Read more »Rheumatoid Arthritis: Introduction
...arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks itself. The pattern of joints affected is usually symmetrical, involves the hands and other joints, and is worse in the... Read more »Images
Medications
...affecting liver enzymes that remove clozapine from the body (such as azole antifungals... Read more »
Related News
Better Fix for Rheumatoid Arthritis
January 13, 2006PALO ALTO, Calif. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful, chronic disease that affects about 2 million Americans. There are... Read summary »
Study: Rates of rheumatoid vasculitis falling
August 31, 2009Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine have found that rates of rheumatoid vasculitis (RV) appear to be falling among U.S.... Read summary »
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Genetic Link?
June 16, 2008By Kate McHugh, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating condition affecting... 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 »
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 »
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