Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
What is the "Best" Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment?
The best treatment is the treatment that allows the rheumatoid arthritis patient to feel back to normal once again-or at least as close to back to normal as the treatment allows.
The trouble is that we are not likely anytime soon to see head to head studies of the biologic agents, such as Enbrel versus Remicade, or Humira ...
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Expert & Community Posts
American College of Rheumatology 2008: The Future of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...also a fairly equal certainty that the future of rheumatoid arthritis treatment was... Read more »
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment, Work Disability and Employability
By Christine Miller , Health ExpertThe pain, fatigue and limited mobility associated with RA affect all parts of a persons' life,... Read more »
New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines
By Christine Miller , Health ExpertThe American College of Rheumatology recently issued new guidelines for rheumatologists to use in... Read more »
Ask the Expert: Are There Any Diets You Can Recommend to Reduce the Symptoms of RA?
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health ExpertQuestion: In an effort to try to have control over something in my life, I've decided that... Read more »
A New Drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2008?
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...patients who are not doing so well on their current rheumatoid arthritis treatment do indeed... Read more »
Health Guide
New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis
...rheumatoid arthritis population. Additionally, more studies must be done to determine which traditional rheumatoid arthritis treatments (for example, methotrexate) are most effective in... Read more »Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treatment
The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis involves medications and lifestyle changes.General Guidelines for Drug TreatmentsMany drugs are used for managing the pain and slowing the progression... Read more »Feltys syndrome
People with this syndrome are usually already under treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Patients may need additional medications to suppress their immune system. Splenectomy ... Read more »Rheumatoid arthritis
RA; Arthritis - rheumatoid Treatment RA usually requires lifelong treatment, including medications, physical therapy, exercise, education, and possibly surgery.... Read more »Arthritis
Joint inflammation Prevention If arthritis is diagnosed and treated early, you can prevent joint damage. Find out if you have a family history of... Read more »Images
Medications
Sulfasalazine is used to treat a certain type of bowel disease called ulcerative colitis. This... Read more »
Azathioprine is used with other medications to prevent rejection of a kidney transplant. It... Read more »
This medication is used to reduce pain and swelling due to certain types of arthritis (e.g.,... Read more »
This medication is used to reduce pain and swelling due to certain types of arthritis (e.g.,... Read more »
Methotrexate is used to treat certain types of cancer or to control severe psoriasis or rheumatoid... Read more »
Related News
Clinical trial: New med for rheumatoid arthritis
October 03, 2008This is a study to determine whether a new medication, MM-093, is safe and effective in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. This national study is... Read summary »
Humira approved for treating psoriatic arthritis joint damage
October 02, 2008The Food and Drug Administration has approved Humira for a new use. Humira may now be used to slow joint damage in people with psoriatic arthritis.... Read summary »
New RA combo med shows promise in clinical trials
October 02, 2008A new medication for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis has shown promising results in new clinical trials. CRx-139 is a combination of the active... Read summary »
Report: Enbrel still best choice for RA
October 03, 2008According to a new report, the new and emerging treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are no more effective at reducing the signs and symptoms of... Read summary »
FDA considers Actemra for the treatment of RA
October 03, 2008Drugmaker Roche has submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval to market Actemra as a treatment for... Read summary »
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