http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/Latest Rheumatoid Arthritis News from MyRACentral.comen-us6012019http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gifhttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:56:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292851-98.htmlWhite House officials say seven years is long enough for biologic medications to have patent protection from less expensive generic rivals.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-292851-98.htmlSun, 05 Jul 2009 16:35:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292842-98.htmlAccording to research at the University of Wisconsin, people who fantasized about their favorite foods were able to increase their pain tolerance and decrease their pain-related anxiety.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292842-98.htmlSun, 05 Jul 2009 16:22:01 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292841-98.htmlResearchers in London say they've found a possible new treatment target for rheumatoid arthritis, an immune system compound called tenascin-C.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292841-98.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 16:16:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292768-98.htmlAccording to Kaiser Health News, the hospital industry is about to agree to accept federal funding cuts of $150 billion to $170 billion over the next decade to help pay for efforts to reform the national healthcare system.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292768-98.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2009 14:54:00 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292752-98.htmlExperts say that if the FDA chooses to ban Vicodin and Percocet as its advisory panel suggests, the move won't be too drastic because alternatives exist.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292752-98.htmlWed, 01 Jul 2009 16:43:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292664-98.htmlThe popular prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet--which combine acetaminophen with a narcotic pain drug--should be banned, according to a panel of experts that advises the FDA.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292664-98.htmlTue, 30 Jun 2009 15:40:01 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292526-98.htmlThe Associated Press is reporting that the nation's largest private employer, Wal-Mart, has announced that it supports an employer health insurance mandate.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292526-98.htmlTue, 30 Jun 2009 15:02:00 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292507-98.htmlA health reporter debunks 11 myths about your health, and some of them truths may be surprising.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292507-98.htmlTue, 30 Jun 2009 13:07:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292475-98.htmlAn expert panel that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the maximum dose for pain medications that contain acetaminophen should be reduced to help curb deadly overdoses among users.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-292475-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291877-98.htmlMakers of over-the-counter cold and flu products that contain the painkiller acetaminophen say their products should remain on the market despite concerns from U.S. regulators.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291877-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 12:06:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291334-98.htmlEuropean drug regulators say the painkiller Darvocet (dextropropoxyphene, propoxyphene) should be pulled off the market because patients using the drug have been dying from overdoses.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291334-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 11:58:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291332-98.htmlDoctors discuss how pain drugs like Demerol and OxyContin--which some speculate may have caused pop star Michael Jackson's death--can cause cardiac arrest.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291332-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 10:40:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/news-291327-98.htmlIn this video, a doctor discusses a new Danish study that found a particular link between psychiatric symptoms and malignant cancers.http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/news-291327-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 10:22:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-291325-98.htmlThe average total wait time in an emergency room in the United States is four hours and three minutes, but experts say there are ways you can cut down your wait.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-291325-98.htmlMon, 29 Jun 2009 10:16:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291323-98.htmlMasitinib is designed to stop the activity of mast cells, which are a part of the immune system believed to be involved in both the start and progression of RA.http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news-291323-98.html