There are many people out there who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and although all the medical professionals out there have at least heard about it (if not dealt with patients suffering from it in numerous occasions), there are still many things that remain a mystery to the medical world when […]
How do people manage something that can be as debilitating as rheumatoid arthritis? There is no cure for it and there doesn’t seem to be any single solution that will help in and of itself. When you do the reading and researching about the various common medications prescribed for rheumatoid […]
Rheumatoid arthritis (or RA, as it is sometimes shortened) is a disease that is as common as it is mysterious. Millions of people from all over the world suffer from this auto-immune disease and they still do not know what is it that caused it exactly. As a matter of fact, […]
The human body is a magnificent mechanism and although there were significant improvements made in the field of medicine, there are still certain things that remain a mystery. Rheumatoid arthritis and gut bacteria are just two of the things related to the human body who still puzzle the entire medical […]
Women are not the only persons in danger of developing rheumatoid arthritis: men are more commonly being diagnosed with the condition, too. This painful condition affects the joints in the body, causing flare-ups which can be debilitating. Scientists are unsure of the exact cause of rheumatoid arthritis, however there are […]
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a type of chronic inflammatory condition that affects the joints. This condition can also affect other tissues in the body. While the causes of rheumatoid arthritis are not known, some scientists and doctors feel that smoking increases both the risk and the severity of rheumatoid arthritis. The […]
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease you most definitely heard about even before you or someone close to you was diagnosed with it. The reason you probably knew about it before this moment is related to the fact that this is one of the most commonly encountered diseases of the joints. […]
Eating foods that contain gluten can lead to the development of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease that is characterized by pain and inflammation in the joints. Intolerance to gluten can lead to the small intestine being damaged whenever gluten is present. Gluten is a protein that can […]
Rheumatoid Arthritis and lupus are two very common autoimmune disorders that can be debilitating to the person who is suffering. While these conditions affect women greater than they affect men, both sexes are potentially in danger of developing one or both of the conditions. While it is still unknown the […]
The Arthritis Foundation estimates that there are more than 1.3 million people in the US who suffer from RA. This type of arthritis is marked by an inflammation found in the synovial lining in the joints and this leads directly to damage of the joints themselves, pain that is severely […]
Rheumatoid Arthritis is an auto-immune disease that affects millions and millions of people out there. Although it is quite commonly encountered and although almost all the medical professionals out there have dealt with at least one patient suffering from it, rheumatoid arthritis continues to be a mystery even today, in […]
Could a copper deficiency cause rheumatoid arthritis? A lack of this trace element in the bloodstream could very well be responsible for this condition. Copper is essential for the proper functioning of the metabolic process, and without enough the body greatly suffers. What is Copper? Copper is a trace mineral […]
It’s time for a pop quiz. What do Type 1 diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis and Grave’s Disease all have in common? One of them affects blood sugar, another joints. One affects the spinal cord and brain and the last one makes the thyroid go into overdrive. Have you […]
has been a new study done that has definitely linked RA and sugary drinks. Other studies have linked these drinks with conditions such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and many other health issues. The study, conducted by a researcher named Yang Hu linked only drinks sweetened with sugar to the […]
Rheumatoid arthritis affects more than one million people in the United States of America and millions of other people around the world. As commonly encountered as this disease is, as little there is actually known about it. In truth, even researchers admit that the only thing they know about it […]
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that results in a type of systemic inflammatory disorder that is chronic and can affect many of the organs and tissues in the body but tends to favor the joints. It can be a condition that is disabling, painful and even deforming and can […]
