Is There A Blood Test For Rheumatoid Arthritis? by: Nathan Wei
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis. It affects roughly 2 million Americans. It is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disorder for which there is no known cure. How...
I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis And Have Heard About Cimzia... What Is It? by: Nathan Wei
Biologic therapy has revolutionized our approach to the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Less than 10 years ago, the best we could hope for was to "modify disease" or slow...
How Do You Diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis? by: Nathan Wei
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive, systemic, autoimmune disease that causes joint inflammation. At onset, small joints such as the hands, wrists, and feet tend to be involved more than large joints....
News On Prednisone Side Effects From Europe: Does It Make Sense... Or Not? by: Nathan Wei
The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) has issue guidelines for the management of glucocorticoid (steroid, cortisone) therapy in arthritis. EULAR is the equivalent of...
How much does being overweight hurt your knees if you have arthritis? by: Nathan Wei, Md
Carrying around more weight than you should is probably the biggest aggravating factor when it comes to experiencing knee pain as a result of arthritis. Losing even a small a...
The 12 Things You Must Look For In An Arthritis Expert by: Nathan Wei
Finding the right arthritis specialist is extremely important since arthritis not only can cripple you but it also can significantly shorten lifespan.I give a lot of talks and the questions I he...
How Do You Make The Diagnosis Of Gout? by: Nathan Wei
Gout is one of the most common metabolic diseases. An inborn error of metabolism will, in susceptible individuals, lead to excessive production of uric acid and subsequent deposits of monosodium urate. Gouty ar...
Ayurvedic Treatments For Arthritis: Old Is New by: Rayaz Siddiqi
Sometimes what modern man considered the “old ways” of healing have a way of coming round to be known as the “new way“. Such is the case with Ayurvedic Medicine Treatments for Arthritis. Based on anci...
Natural Treatment of Lupus by: Mitamins Team
Lupus is an autoimmune condition in which a person's immune system creates antibodies that attack their own body tissues. Many of the symptoms are very similar to other diseases, which makes the treatment of lupus eve...
Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments Reduce The Chance Of Heart Attack? by: Nathan Wei
A recent study has shown that the use of a combination of a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor along with methotrexate therapy in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was ass...
What Is Hyaluronic Acid And How Does It Work For Arthritis? by: Nathan Wei
Hyaluronic acid (HA) - also known as hyaluronan- is found in all tissues and body fluids. What this article will describe is what HA does in the joints, particularly the knee.HA is a major ...
Treating Lupus in a Natural Way by: ebet sanders
Lupus is an autoimmune condition in which a person's immune system creates antibodies that attack their own tissue. Many of the symptoms are very similar to other diseases, which makes the treatment of lupus (http:/...
Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Be Put Into Remission? by: Nathan Wei
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis. It is a systemic, chronic, autoimmune disease for which there is no current cure. However, it is clear that early diagnosis ...
YOGA AND ARTHRITIS: A REVIEW by: Dr. Manoj Dash, Bhms, Dyt,ph.d.
Yoga is an ancient Indian science and way of life, which influences the functioning of the brain and the rest of the body. Several studies have shown that the practice of yoga has a definite rol...
Doctor... What Factors Determine Poor Prognosis With Rheumatoid Arthritis? by: Nathan Wei
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder. In RA, the immune dysfunction leads to painful, progressive crippling arthritis. RA is a systemic di...