Rheumatoid arthritis is what doctors call an autoimmune condition. It starts when your immune system, which is supposed to protect you, goes awry and begins to attack your body’s tissues. It causes inflammation in the lining of your joints. As a result, your joints may get red, warm, swo...
ASTRAZENECA MEDIMMUNE (Gaithersburg, MARYLAND, US) Claims: 1. A method of treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a patient to provide clinical benefit as measured by a decrease in DAS28-CRP (28 Joint Activity Disease Score which includes a measurement of C-reactive protein) by more than 1.2...
When methotrexate or other conventional DMARDs don't ease RA symptoms and inflammation, doctors may recommend a biologic. These are genetically engineered proteins. They block specific parts of the immune system that play a key role in the inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis. These drugs can work...
Rheumatoidarthritisis a chronic joint disease that damages the joints of the body. It is also a systemic disease that potentially affects the internal organs of the body and leads to disability. Rheumatoid arthritisis the most common form of autoimmune, inflammatory arthritis in adults. It can als...
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No single test can confirm RA, so doctors usually rely on a variety of tests to make a diagnosis. These examinations study joint structure or measure the amount of inflammation present in the body. According to the Arthritis Foundation, tests include: ...
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), often referred to by doctors today as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is a type of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than six weeks in a child aged 16 or younger. It affects approximately 50,000 children in the United Stat...