Rheumatoid Arthritis

New research has found that rheumatoid arthritis greatly increases your risk of having both a pulmonary embolism and a deep vein thrombosis. This adds to an already extensive list of health concerns associated with rheumatoid arthritis, and…

If you want to guard your wellbeing against rheumatoid arthritis, all you need to do is get some rays. This is according to a study from researchers at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, who found that soaking up the sun may reduce…

Rheumatoid arthritis is one of those health concerns that people associate with old age. It seems inevitable that as you get older, the wellness and wellbeing of your joints is going to suffer, and some see the onset of rheumatoid arthritis…

There are a limited number of alternative, complementary treatment options when you have rheumatoid arthritis. There are omega-3 fatty acids, acupuncture, and curcumin, but other than that your wellness seems to be in the hands of Western…

A new study carried out by Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) and INOVA Diagnostics has resulted in the completion of a worldwide license agreement for new technology which could detect antibodies to carbamylated proteins (anti-CarP).…

An important link has been found between sex hormones and the development of arthritis, and this new information could help protect your future wellness but alerting you to the fact that you are at risk. Arthritis is a painful condition…

This month it has been announced that arthritis wellness in Japan is set to improve thanks to the approval of a new rheumatoid arthritis drug. Made by Manufacturer Pfizer Inc, Xeljanz is a twice-a-day pill which the Japanese Ministry of…

Rheumatoid arthritis comes with certain limitations, such as difficulty holding pens or doing up buttons, and so that nice stationary set or item of clothing you were going to buy for your friend may not be the best thing for their…

With rheumatoid arthritis, early detection of the disease is crucial for getting the most out of treatments that prevent progression – but what if you could find out you were going to get rheumatoid arthritis, several years in advance of…

If you’re on medications to treat your rheumatoid arthritis, the drug you take may affect your likelihood to have an abortion. This is according to a new study published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research, which found that women…

According to the worrying results of a recent study, around five per cent of patients who suffer with rheumatoid arthritis and who received outpatient therapy had cervical arthritis, and about half of those did not receive adequate…

If you suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, then the term of “daily grind” has probably become something of a literal phrase. The fact that rheumatoid arthritis is incurable likely makes that fact harder to swallow, with something such as…

According to a new study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, workers who suffer with rheumatoid arthritis have higher health care and other costs for U.S. employers than workers without the condition.…

It sounds like something from the vivid imagination of Harry Potter writer JK Rowling – a drug that has its own invisibility cloak to sneak quickly past the body’s defence and reduce inflammation. But the stealth mode medication is for…

A recent study suggests that low testosterone levels in could be linked with the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. This autoimmune disease, which affects men and women, could affect those with low levels of the hormone in their blood, compared…

At some point or another, the dentist's chair may have been fuel for your nightmares – but what if gum treatment did more than make you squirm? If you are a sufferer of rheumatoid arthritis or gum disease, then dentistry may have some…

Do you know someone with rheumatoid arthritis? If you do, have you considered buying them a gift with their condition in mind? Sometimes when people we care about have debilitating conditions it can lead us to ignore it or not pay as much…

A drug called Rituxan is offering hope to sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis. The drug, used in cancer treatment, is the latest weapon in medicine’s fight against the debilitating autoimmune disorder. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) occurs when…

It has been well documented over recent years that eating too much salt can be very bad for you. Salt has been linked the hardening of arteries and to raising blood pressure which can cause a wide range of problems for your wellness. Most…

Swelling in the joints is a common symptom of rheumatoid arthritis and now we could have more ways to treat it, recent findings suggest. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences recently looked at the effects of a herb on our joint…

Natural remedies can be a welcome addition to our stock of medicines as they usually have fewer side effects than drug therapies. Coping with painful joints is a long-term issue for many of us who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis,…

Pain from our health problems can make us focus on the part of our body giving us trouble, although this could take attention away from important other changes in our wellness that indicate additional medical issues. When we get arthritic…

The results of a new clinical trial have potentially pointed the way for better treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers. The antibody drug, known as tocilizumab or RoActemra, was found to be nearly four times more likely…

Gene therapy could offer a breakthrough in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The healthy cells of patients in a German study were injected into joints inflamed by the condition to help them heal. The success of that process has now…

Stiffness in the joints in the morning is one of the dreaded symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. The joints in the feet, hands, knees, hips and spine are most likely to be affected by this morning stiffness, which at its most severe can make…

When it comes to arthritis, it’s a disease of two types. Osteoarthritis (OA) is more common, and often occurs with age, but another type, known as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) isa serious autoimmune disease. It can be endlessly frustrating for…

Our joints take a lot of punishment over the years, some constantly carry our weight, others can become inflamed when our immune systems turn against our tissues. Even though we might feel we don't have the symptoms of typical arthritis,…

Thanks to a new test, US researchers have managed to conclude that septic arthritis is unlikely in children from Lyme disease–endemic areas who have knee monoarthritis, and have an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 10 × 103 cells/mm3 or…

Around this time of year, you can start fantasising about getting away to sunnier shores, and thanks to researchers from the US; you have an excuse to actually do it. According to a study of over 200,000 women, living in a sunnier climate…

Rheumatoid arthritis is a debilitating disease which chips away at one’s pain threshold without showing any physical symptoms, so sufferers can spend years in agony. Arthritis is just one of the symptoms of this condition, but it’s not the…