Fight Arthritis! Resources To Help You Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis

Free Arthritis Booklet | Fight Arthritis Shop | Arthritis Symptoms
January 28, 2012

Local administration of glucocorticoids decrease synovial citrullination in ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Methods: Synovial biopsies were obtained from 11 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients before and after 8 weeks of treatment with 20 mg methotrexate weekly, 15 RA patients before and 2 weeks after an intra-articular glucocorticoid injection, ...

January 28, 2012

Steroids prevent protein changes seen in the joints of people with rheumatoid ...
EurekAlert (press release)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease where the body begins to attack the joints and organs of the body. Proteins within inflamed joints are often modified by citrullination, a process that converts the protein building block ...

and more »
January 28, 2012

Test Finds Rheumatoid Arthritis Before The Pain
KMGH Denver
Tripping and falling 'cause I will just shatter,” Nicols said. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, occurs when the body's own immune cells attack healthy tissues, causing bone to painfully scrape against bone at the joint. "The onset of RA can be explosive.

January 28, 2012

Sci-Tech Today

Vitamin D Man Help Turn Your Health Around
Sci-Tech Today
It may lower cancer risk in postmenopausal women, lower risk of developing MS, and lower risk of developing diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to decreased cognitive performance. Paying attention to our Vitamin D ...
Vitamin D can help turn health aroundAlbany Times Union

all 8 news articles »
January 28, 2012

Write an Entire Book With a Chopstick? Sure, Why Not
Huffington Post (blog)
I was eventually diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, underwent surgery, and began using crutches. My parents impressed upon me the necessity of excelling at schoolwork, because, as they told me, "You can't get a job digging ditches anymore.