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Omega-3 Fatty Acids for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis By Susan T. Marcolina, MD, FACP Dr. Marcolina is an internist and geriatrician in Issaquah, WA. Dr. Marcolina reports no consultant, [...]

Using a humanized mouse model that mimics the effects of human rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers have discovered that protein growth factors called cytokines in the immune system have both pro- [...]

Using a humanized mouse model that mimics the effects of human rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers have discovered that protein growth factors called cytokines in the immune system have both pro- [...]

Using a humanized mouse model that mimics the effects of human rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers have discovered that protein growth factors called cytokines in the immune system have both pro- [...]

Advances in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis Author: Keith Colburn, MD, Rheumatology Division, Department of Veterans Affairs, Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Hospital, Loma Linda, Calif. Editors NoteSince the American [...]

2001 JUL 11 - (NewsRx Network) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are more likely to suffer or die from cardiovascular disease, researchers reported at EULAR 2001, the annual congress [...]

Rheumatoid arthritis can be treated with three species of coral from New Caledonia in the south Pacific. Coral wedges fuse joints, straighten bent limbs and replace shattered bones. Coral, the external skeleton of a marine animal, has a similar structure to bone. In these operations, human blood vessels invade the holes in coral and new bone forms. Eventually the coral disappears.

Several studies indicate that consumption of omega-3 fatty acids can help prevent heart disease, They may also assist infant development and ease the symptoms of arthritis and depression. However, intake of omega-3 has dropped during the 20th century. The best source of omega-3 is fish oil., Researchers the world over are coming upon more and more evidence that omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish oils, are essential to good health. They appear to play a crucial [...]

Arthritis sufferers are not very popular among most doctors. They cry in pain, persist in exhibiting their affliction, and require more than the usual amount of sympathy that a busy […]

Research indicates that some foods can affect the joint inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Food allergies affect less that 5% of patients, but the fatty acids found in fish reduce symptoms slightly in most patients., Does diet have any effect on rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Not long ago, the leading rheumatology textbooks confidently dismissed the notion -- if they considered it at all. Nowadays, however, thanks [...]

Abmaxis Inc., of Santa Clara, Calif., and MaimoniDex RA Ltd., of Jerusalem, signed an agreement to jointly develop a therapeutic human monoclonal antibody for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and [...]

According to the Mayo Clinic, there have been reports that patients taking Humira[R] and Remicade[R], two rheumatoid arthritis medications, are at a higher risk for infections such as tuberculosis and […]

Preliminary research suggests a possible association between foods rich in beta-caretene and a reduced risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which the body's immune system engages [...]