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— It's destructive, but it's also treatable Rheumatoid arthritis is an aggressive, destructive disease. It attacks your joints and tissues like they are foreign bodies. It comes with pain, stiffness and other symptoms that bring down your quality of life. If that sounds grim, consider…
FRIDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) — Workers with rheumatoid arthritis have higher health care and other costs for U.S. employers than workers without the condition, a new study finds. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function in the joints, and can also…
Some research has suggested a connection between exposure to air pollution and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, but a large study of U.S. nurses has found no link. Nearly one percent of U.S. adults have rheumatoid arthritis, an incurable joint-eroding disease that deforms patients' bodies, triples their risk of…
Older women who've had regular exposure to sunlight may be less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, new findings indicate.
This beneficial effect — which is believed to be due to ultraviolet B (UV-B) in sunlight — was only evident in older women. This may be because younger women are more aware…
By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) - Eating lots of foods loaded with salt may do more than raise your blood pressure: Researchers report that it could also contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases, where the body's immune system mistakenly mounts an attack upon…
— Methotrexate may reduce the risk of death in rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to study results published in the February 2013 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism. Researchers assessed the association of mortality and treatment with methotrexate in about 5,000 rheumatoid arthritis patients at 10 rheumatology…
Rheumatoid arthritis is about two and a half times more common among women than men, and while both sexes do share some risk factors, there are others that are exclusive to women. New research reveals the rheumatoid arthritis risk factors every woman should know.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease which affects around 0.8% of the population; and its causes are of great interest to the medical world. Research led by Professor Ian Bruce, NIHR Senior Investigator and Professor of Rheumatology at The University of Manchester and consultant at Central Manchester University Hospitals…
As a fashion and style reporter married to a powerful TV executive, Christine Schwab was living the high life - until severe pain in her feet revealed a debilitating condition. She sits down with Dr. Manny to talk about living with rheumatoid arthritis in the fast-paced world of entertainment
According to a 2006 study that looked at sexual performance in female RA patients, contributors to sexual dysfunction include pain, reduced joint mobility, disease in the hips, disease activity, younger age, fatigue, depression, altered body image and diminished desire.
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