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What Is Juvenile Arthritis

Health Encyclopedia: Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

Symptoms

The hallmark symptom of rheumatoid arthritis is morning stiffness that lasts for at least an hour. (Stiffness from osteoarthritis, for instance, usually clears up within half an hour.) Even after remaining motionless for a few moments, the body can stiffen. Movement becomes easier again after loosening up.

Swelling and Pain

Swelling and pain in the joints must occur for at least 6 weeks before a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis is considered. The inflamed joints are usually swollen and of...

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Expert & Community Posts

There may be new ways to test for Rheumatoid Factor

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...present in other illnesses, including patients with juvenile arthritis and patients with... Read more »

Many kids have to travel long distances to see a pediatric rheumatologist

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

I recently came across an article in USA Today discussing a study published in the December issue... Read more »

Young adults with JIA can achieve educational and occupational goals

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

... The researchers studied the impact of juvenile arthritis on academic and... Read more »

A New Drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2008?

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...drug is safe to use in children. And in a study on juvenile arthritis presented at last year's... Read more »

Teens Look to the Web for Self-Management of RA

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...ideas. For more informaton: Families learn to cope with juvenile arthritis Read more »

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Health Guide

Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications

...doctors before using any therapy that has not been prescribed or recommended by their health care team. Juvenile Arthritis Nearly 300,000 children in the United States have a form of juvenile... Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis

It is very difficult to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome. Even experts do not have a clear definition of what chronic fatigue actually is or what mechanisms in the brain or nervous system... Read more »

Glaucoma: Causes

CausesNo single factor has been identified as a cause of primary open-angle glaucoma. A number of conditions, alone or in combination, are needed to trigger the processes leading to pressure in the... Read more »

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Medications

...than DMARDs in slowing joint destruction. It has also shown promise in Phase III trials for systemic juvenile arthritis.AMG-714 is a monoclonal antibody that targets the IL-15 receptor. In a Phase... Read more »

Risk Factors

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an ancient disease. The condition has been identified in skeletons thousands of years old. According to the Arthritis Foundation, RA affects an estimated 2.1 million... Read more »

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Hope for Childhood Arthritis

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The Arthritis Foundation has published a new book for parents of children who suffer from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The book, Raising a... Read summary »

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