An Introduction To Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is the second major type of arthritis - exceeded in number of cases only by osteoarthritis. It is a very serious ailment caused by inflammation of the joints. The pain associated with the disease is at times so severe that it almost completely disables sufferers. It affects women more often than men.
Rheumatoid arthritis advances in three stages starting with painful swelling and stiffness of the joints. In the second stage Read More...
Different Types Of Arthritis
The term 'Arthritis' is derived from the Greek words 'arthron' meaning 'joint' and 'itis' meaning inflammation. It refers to more than 100 different types of arthritis conditions. The common denominator for all these conditions is joint and musculoskeletal (bones and muscle) pain. Arthritis is not just a disease of the old though many older people do have arthritis. Here are some common types of arthritis:
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Rheumatoid Arthritis And Pregnancy
As everyone may well know, rheumatoid arthritis is systemic and also chronic and an autoimmune inflammatory disease affecting the joints that can affect women irrespective of their age. And, in the case of rheumatoid arthritis and pregnancy, women will undergo an alteration in their immune state that can change into an autoimmune disease, and there have also been ameliorating effects of being pregnant on a woman with rheumatoid arthritis, which h Read More...
New arthritis test is developed A County Antrim company and the University of Ulster are co-operating on a £1m project which could help treat those suffering from arthritis. Read More...
Top 5 Myths About Arthritis Although arthritis is extremely common, lots of misconceptions about the conditions still exist. Doctors who specialize in arthritis treatment weigh in on some of the biggest myths and set the record straight. Read More...
Arthritis and Lupus Linked To Lower Birth Rates A multi-center study of a national survey published in Arthritis Care and Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), has established that over half of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have fewer children than desired. Leading researcher, Kaleb Michaud, Ph.D... Read More...
Does Arthritis Raise Kids' Cancer Risk? Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the most common form of childhood arthritis, may be at higher risk of developing cancer than children who do not have the condition, according to a new study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. Read More...