An uncommon, but well known complication of RA is cricoarytenoid arthritis (CA). Cricoarytenoid arthritis is essentially rheumatoid arthritis in the cricoarytenoid joint (CJ) between the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages in the back wall of the larynx. [...]
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The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported that an arthritis patient that had been prescribed Rituxan has died of a rare viral infection more that a year and a half after discontinuing use of the drug. [...] Swedish researchers have been investigating the link between serious infections during the first year of life and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There have been previous studies that have indicated that infections can cause autoimmune diseases in adulthood. The current study seems to show that an infection in infants interferes with the normal maturation of the immune system. [...] Another research study presented at ACR meeting also indicates that people with RA have an increased risk of heart problems as those without RA. [...] Chinese ants have been used for centuries in China as an ingredient in food or drinks as a treatment for many health conditions including hepatitis and arthritis. Researchers have now isolated 2 chemical compounds from medicinal Chinese ants that have shown promising results in other studies for treating rheumatoid arthritis. [...] A recently released report states that arthritis or rheumatism and back or spine problems were the two leading causes of disability in adults in 2005. These two disability causes, along with heart problems (cited as the third most disabling condition) contributed to an overall national disability rate of 21.8% which affected nearly 47.5 million [...] The Arthritis Foundation recently came out with its list of the top 10 arthritis events for the year 2007. This series will focus on those events. #4: Identification of RA Susceptibility Genes STAT4 and TRAF1-C5 Genetic researchers have been able to perform evaluations of variations in DNA. One of the areas of research that [...] |
  
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