Arthritis Blog

Patients with arthritis and other inflammatory conditions experience disease-related symptoms based on circadian rhythms (occurring once every 24 hours e.g., the sleep-wake cycle), circamensual rhythms (occurring about once a month), ... Read More

Rheumatoid arthritis patients who smoke have a higher need for DMARDs (disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs) and feel worse than rheumatoid arthritis patients who don't smoke, but smokers do not have more ... Read More

Rose hips are the seed pods of roses. Rose hips have become a popular natural remedy for osteoarthritis. As a dietary supplement, they have been studied for their health benefits, ... Read More

Breastfeeding lowers the mother's risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis. According to an article published online May 13, 2008 in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, researchers compared 136 women with ... Read More

Psoriatic arthritis is a disease within a disease. There is the arthritis aspect and the psoriasis aspect of the disease. Approximately 15% of people with psoriasis eventually develop psoriatic arthritis. ... Read More

Every arthritis patient's goal is to learn how to accept a life with arthritis -- and to live the best possible life with the disease. Clearly, learning to accept arthritis ... Read More

Imagine a hip replacement that squeaks loudly and regularly, interfering with daily life -- including the most intimate moments. At first, patients who have experienced the squeaking suspected loose floorboards ... Read More

Arthritis and diabetes are common comorbid conditions (conditions that coexist in the same patient). According to telephone survey results reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), doctor-diagnosed ... Read More

Fibromyalgia is a chronic and painful condition which affects about 10 million people in the United States alone. To increase public awareness of this often misunderstood condition, May 12th of ... Read More

Living with arthritis can add extra difficulties and challenges to parenting. Of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis, over 17 million, or 38 percent, report activity limitations attributable to arthritis, according to ... Read More

May 10 is the 5th annual observance of World Lupus Day - a day which brings global awareness to a disease that affects more than 5 million people worldwide. Lupus ... Read More

Orencia is a biologic drug approved for the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis in adults and the treatment of moderate to severe polyarticular (many joints involved) juvenile idiopathic ... Read More

May Is National Arthritis Month - a month devoted to promoting awareness about arthritis. Over 1 in 5 Americans report doctor-diagnosed arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ... Read More

Chronic Lyme disease -- is there such a thing? If there is, how should it be treated? Those are two questions at the center of a battle. The Infectious Diseases ... Read More

Three rheumatoid arthritis medications, known as tumor necrosis factor-alpha blockers (TNF blockers), are equally effective in treating the disease. The findings are based on an analysis of several previous studies ... Read More