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Most victims of
Rheumatoid Arthritis get the disease between the age of
20 and 40, but it can also strike children and often elderly
people. Doctors try to prevent the disease from disabling
its victims. Treatment includes rest, a program of exercise,
and aspirin or other drugs. Please read on for more info
on Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Articles
General
Information On Arthritis
Today there are about 70 million
Americans with arthritis…that’s one person out
of every four who suffer both pain and the expense of this
crippling disease. In one year alone, arthritis will be
responsible for over half a billion dollars in lost wages.
The economic consequences of arthritis are important to
review because each year, arthritis takes a devastating
financial toll on our society... [Read
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Getting
to the Bottom of a Rheumatoid Arthritis Natural Remedy
A rheumatoid arthritis natural
remedy works by treating the cause and rebuilding the joint
with natural supplements. The cause of Rheumatoid arthritis
has been identified many years ago and successfully treated
using a simple antibiotic. However while doctors continue
to debate this treatment, everyday people continue to suffer.
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Rheumatoid
Arthritis Facts
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is
a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes
the immune system to attack the joints. It is a disabling
and painful inflammatory condition, which can lead to substantial
loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The
disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many
extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the
skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles. [Read
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Symptoms
Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic (long-term)
inflammatory disease that primarily affects the joints and
surrounding tissues, but can also affect other organ systems.
The cause of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unknown. However,
RA involves an attack on the body by its own immune cells
(auto-immune disease). Different cases may have different
causes. Infectious, genetic, and hormonal factors may play
a role. ...[Read
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Recommended Rheumatoid Arthritis
Books
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The
First Year - Rheumatoid Arthritis -
From the first moment of her diagnosis, author M.E.A. McNeil
took charge and educated herself on every aspect of her condition. Now,
as a "patient-expert," she guides those newly diagnosed step-by-step
through their first year with RA. McNeil provides crucial information
about the nature of the disease, treatment options, diet, exercise, social
concerns, emotional issues, networking with others, and much more. [Read
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Conquering
Rheumatoid Arthritis -
Lee (microbiology and biotechnology, St. Anselm Coll.; The
Human Genome Project) here attempts to make sense of recent research in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), focusing on the evolution of molecular and
gene-based therapies for this autoimmune disease, which affects two million
adults and children in the United States. [Read
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Rheumatoid
Arthritis: Everything You Need to Know -
(Penguin Putnam) Consumer guide to rheumatoid arthritis.
Offers concise information about the possible effects of the disorder,
diagnosis, the latest drugs, surgery, rehabilitation therapy, and herbal
remedies. In question-and-answer format. Softcover. [Read
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Living
with Rheumatoid Arthritis -
"Painful and prevalent, rheumatoid arthritis afflicts
more than three million people in the United States alone. This guide
makes coping with and understanding the disease easier by outlining its
causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments. The book also suggests exercises
and gives advice on dealing with the pain and change in lifestyle arthritis
causes." [Read
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