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I posted late last year about research that indicated women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experienced improvement in their RA symptoms during pregnancy. This research found that the relief was related to the amount of fetal DNA in their blood. The higher the level of fetal DNA, the greater the level of relief. Now there [...] An ancient Chinese herb that has been used for 2,000 years to treat malaria and reduce fevers is now being tested for use in treating autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. The new drug is made from the herb chang shan, from the root of the blue evergreen hydrangea. The active compound in chang [...] Although recent advancements in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapies have led to a increased number of available treatments, quite a few of those therapies have side effects that result in some users discontinuing treatment or seeking complementary and alternative medicines. A recently published study shows that the Chinese herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF), also [...] A recent research study has shown that when a patient’s first Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) symptoms occur can have an impact on the severity of the disease. If the disease onset was in winter the outcome was worse six months later when compared to patients whose symptoms began in summer. Furthermore, RA patients that [...]
T-Cell (Orange) A new one time treatment is being tested by scientists in Great Britain which could potentially “switch off” rheumatoid arthritis. The researchers are theorizing that the drug will turn off the immune system response that is the cause of the debilitating disease. This may put the RA patient into remission for years, [...]
Macrophage In a properly functioning immune system, the immune cells are supposed to die after attacking an invading bacteria or virus. This process of cell death is called apoptosis. “In apoptosis, a cell quietly dies off and gets removed from the system. That’s the way our body has of renewing itself all the time. [...] Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an auto-immune, inflammatory disease. People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher levels of inflammatory proteins, called cytokines, and other cytokine related factors in their blood. According to a recent study, those markers are present as many as three years before any RA symptoms emerge. Previous studies have shown that other [...] |
  
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