Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eat like the Med to reduce rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
Following a Mediterranean diet should become mainstream advice for people with rheumatoid arthritis experts suggest after reviewing the latest research.
Long-term opioid use… are you at risk?
Almost one-third of people with rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia may be at risk of long-term opioid painkiller use, researchers warn in the British Medical Journal.
Women more likely to achieve arthritis remission if they take sex hormones
A large study of women with rheumatoid arthritis has found that those taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or oral contraceptives had a greater chance of remission.
Artificial sweetener sucralose may reduce immune function
The sweetener behind Splenda may reduce immune function, a UK research team has discovered, which could pave the way for future treatments for autoimmune disease.
The future will see us identify biomarkers to improve rheumatoid arthritis treatment outcomes, outlines Dr Darren Plant, Iniobong Ekang and Megan Sutcliffe
A rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis is no longer the millstone that people in the recent past experienced thanks to a plethora of new, effective treatments. But for some people, it takes time to find the drug that will bring their disease under control, and for an unlucky few, an effective long-term solution remains out of reach.
