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History of the development of drug treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2

by Michael Makover on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, October 01 2008

Read History of the development of drug treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 1 DMARDs, (for Disease Modifying AntiRheumatic Drugs) go beyond just relief of symptoms. To varying degrees, they actually stop and sometimes even reverse the disease process. There are many kinds of DMARDs, most of which are still used. Some are based on... Read more Chevron

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History of the development of drug treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 1

by Michael Makover on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tuesday, September 09 2008

Today rheumatologists (arthritis specialists) have powerful tools to help patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but it was not always like that. Imagine that you are one of the world's greatest painters and one day you become increasingly fatigued and your hands become stiff, swollen and painful. After years of suffering, the toll on your... Read more Chevron

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Introducing Dr. Makover and Your Guide to RA

by Michael Makover on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, July 23 2008

It starts with a little stiffness in the morning. Over time, both hands are involved and the stiffness takes hours to get better and never really goes away. You feel fatigued and don't know why. Then the middle joints on your right hand begin to be a little swollen, tender and painful. A few weeks later, the same joints on the other hand... Read more Chevron

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