Rheumatoid Arthritis
New way to halt excessive inflammation is discovered
Scientists have found a new way to “put the brakes” on excessive inflammation by regulating a type of white blood cell that is critical for the immune system.
The discovery – published in Nature Communications – has the potential to protect the body from unchecked damage caused by inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.
Continue readingFlavonoids, resveratrol and curcumin may reduce arthritis disease activity
Plenty of research has looked at the effect of diet on rheumatoid arthritis as a complementary treatment along with standard drug therapy. Various types of diet have been investigated. Fasting, the Mediterranean diet, the Cretan Mediterranean diet, vegetarian diets, anti-inflammatory diets and the use of various specific food substances have been the focus of research.
Continue readingZinc levels should be recorded in people with arthritis
The amount of zinc and cadmium in the blood ought to be tracked in people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, as the metals could impact on treatment choices.
Continue readingGood news: adalimumab biosimilars for rheumatoid arthritis
The advent of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) has vastly improved the lives of people with rheumatoid arthritis. In the UK, the NHS picks up the costs of these expensive drugs for people who need them, but elsewhere in the world patients must foot the bill themselves. Reducing the expense, through cost-effective alternatives that can now be developed (biosimilars) is of great interest, so long as they work as well and are as safe.
Continue readingHot stuff: body temperature can still be high in rheumatoid arthritis remission
A pioneering study of people in remission from rheumatoid arthritis has found that they can have significantly higher temperatures than healthy individuals.
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