Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive, autoimmune, inflammatory disease that affects more than 2 million Americans. It is a condition that is associated with increased mortality (rate of death) as a result of malignancy (lymphoma), cardiovascular events (heart attack and stroke), and significant disability.
The purpose of this article is to discuss the state of [...]
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I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis. What Are My Chances For Becoming Disabled And Can I Do Anything About It?
August 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Conditions
I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis And Have Heard About Cimzia… What Is It?
August 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Conditions
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 it down and also help with symptoms. Now the goal is to not only control symptoms, it is to get RA into complete remission. Biologics [...]
How Does My Rheumatologist Know When I Need A Treatment Change For My Rheumatoid Arthritis?
August 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Conditions
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic, progressive, autoimmune inflammatory disease that has as its main targets, the joints. It affects more than 2 million Americans.
In recent years, tremendous strides in understanding how RA develops has led to the development of targeted therapies.
The aggressive use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS) such as methotrexate, in combination with [...]
What Every Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Should Know About Anti-TNF Drugs
August 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Conditions
Patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have poor prognostic factors or rapidly progressive disease are considered to be candidates for early treatment with biologic drugs such as TNF-inhibitors.
These drugs are targeted therapies that act on tumor necrosis factor, a cytokine, to block its action in the immune response that is out of whack in [...]
Tags: Arthritis Relief·Arthritis Treatment·Biologics·New·Rheumatoid Arthritis
Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments Reduce The Chance Of Heart Attack?
August 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Conditions
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 associated with a reduction in heart attack risk of 80 percent compared with patients using methotrexate alone, according to research presented recently at the American College [...]
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