What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Deformity, Depression and Disability—The Chain of Events that Must be Broken
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health ExpertObviously, poorly controlled rheumatoid arthritis can lead to deformities of the joints,... Read more »
A New Drug May Protect Bones in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...drug also seemed to protect bone from erosion in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Denosumab is... Read more »
Studies Help the Rheumatologist Help the Patient
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health ExpertRheumatoid arthritis affects about one percent of the population, but it does affect women to a... Read more »
There may be new ways to test for Rheumatoid Factor
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...(anti-CCP) antibody in diagnosing and prognosing rheumatoid arthritis. RF remains the granddaddy... Read more »
Rheumatoid Factor Revisited—an Update from the American College of Rheumatology
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...understands that those of us on the front lines of treating rheumatoid arthritis patients need... Read more »
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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Depression
Obviously, poorly controlled rheumatoid arthritis can lead to deformities of the joints, particularly the hands and feet. This in turn could lead to a poor self-image, which in turn could lead to... Read more »Rheumatoid Arthritis: The "Loser" Disease
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Medications
...Azathioprine is also used to treat patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis who have not... Read more »
...delayed-release tablets of sulfasalazine are used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.... Read more »
...(an-a-KIN-ra)Uses This medication is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis that has not... Read more »
...(e.g., rest, physical therapy) to treat active rheumatoid arthritis. It is used to treat... Read more »
...by an overactive immune system (e.g., psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis). Methotrexate has caused... Read more »
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Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Genetic Link?
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Researchers Find New Use for Anti-Malarial Drug
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Caffeine Helps Prevent Multiple Sclerosis
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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 »
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 »
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