By limiting joint damage, disability is reduced. The primary treatment for rheumatoid arthritis is medication to reduce immune system activity and inflammation. Five categories of drugs commonly used ...

Consult with your healthcare provider to possibly modify your treatment plan, including your RA medication, to both minimize the effects of a flare and help prevent future ones. Bykerk VP, Bingham CO, ...

Monoclonal antibodies are novel therapeutic agents used with great success in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... concomitant medications and illnesses, dates of studies performed ...

autoantibodies against citrullinated IGF2BP1 are detected in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and positively correlate with disease severity.

A new drug could dramatically ease the pain and misery of the 60,000 people in the UK who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis.

Hand tools, such as foam grips, dressing sticks, and compression gloves, may make performing everyday tasks easier for those with hand, wrist, or finger pain from rheumatoid arthritis. If you’re ...

Nov. 13, 2024 — The use of biologic and targeted therapies for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) surpassed more typical therapies in recent years, according to ...

University of Birmingham venture Dexter has demonstrated the power of its Dexter software platform in a study showing that people whose childhoods featured abuse, neglect or domestic abuse carry a ...

Pet owners are advised to consult veterinarians and monitor their pets. A widely used medication for arthritis in dogs, Librela, may be connected to serious neurological side effects, such as ...

There is a bidirectional association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a review published online Dec. 1 in Frontiers in Immunology.

More than half of Coloradans have reported being worried about the costs of prescription medications they and their families ...