What Drugs Are Used To Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Studies Help the Rheumatologist Help the Patient
In the October, 2006 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism, the sex differences in rheumatoid arthritis were explored by stud... Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
Putting a Stop to Rheumatoid Arthritis Before it Begins
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health ExpertWhile there is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis, it appears that physicians can stop the... 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 »
Ask the Expert: Rheumatoid Personality?
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...was diagnosed at 16 years of age with JRA (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis), two physicians told... 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 »
Which Biologic Agent Will Become the Standard Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...that the standard of care when it comes to treating rheumatoid arthritis in is: If a rheumatoid... Read more »
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New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis
...side effects are issues patients must consider. To read the story, visit WSJ, New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis. You will need a subscription to read the article. HealthCentral's RA... Read more »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 lung disease
Rheumatoid lung disease is a group of lung problems related to rheumatoid arthritis. The condition can include fluid in the chest (pleural effusions), scarring (pulmonary... Read more »Two New Generic Alternatives to Osteoarthritis Drug Approved
...popular anti-arthritis medication, Mobic. This medication, which treats the symptoms of both osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis, had sales of over a billion dollars in the United States during the... Read more »Meet Dr. Mark James Borigini
...UCLA, assisting in the teaching of students and housestaff. Dr. Borigini was involved in studying novel rheumatoid arthritis treatments and wrote several papers and book chapters on that subject.... Read more »Images
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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FDA approves Cimzia for rheumatoid arthritis
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Study: Treat both mind and body of RA patients
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