Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease that causes pain and swelling in the joints. It’s an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks your own healthy joint tissues. Experts don’t know what causes the disease, but genes, environmental factors, and sex hormones are thought to play a role. Smoking cigarettes is a… Continue reading Parental Smoking and RA in Children
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Baking Soda Could Be an Inexpensive, Safe Way to Combat Autoimmune Diseases
Drinking a daily dose of baking soda dissolved in water may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, according to scientists at Medical College of Augusta University in Georgia. The report was published in April 2018 in the Journal of Immunology. A release from the university notes that the research team… Continue reading Baking Soda Could Be an Inexpensive, Safe Way to Combat Autoimmune Diseases
Rheumatoid Arthritis and COPD
People suffering from rheumatoid arthritis may be at increased risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to new research. The findings were published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research. The authors said increased attention may be needed to protect the respiratory health of people with chronic inflammatory conditions. Research has demonstrated an… Continue reading Rheumatoid Arthritis and COPD
Arthritis: What You Need to Know
The word “arthritis” makes many people think of painful, stiff joints. But, there are many kinds of arthritis, each with different symptoms and treatments. Most types of arthritis are chronic. That means they can go on for a long period of time. Arthritis can attack joints in almost any part of the body. Some types… Continue reading Arthritis: What You Need to Know
Yoga Improves Arthritis Symptoms and Mood
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that a randomized trial of people with two common forms of arthritis, knee osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, has found that yoga can be safe and effective for people with these conditions. A release from Johns Hopkins notes that eight weeks of yoga classes improved the physical and mental wellbeing of… Continue reading Yoga Improves Arthritis Symptoms and Mood
A New Understanding: Why the Immune System Doesn’t Always Fight Back
Researchers have drawn closer to understanding why the immune-system process can go wrong. The investigators, from Johns Hopkins, focused on how the immune system chooses bits of protein to turn into so-called dominant epitopes. In a typical immune-system reaction, white blood cells are programmed to fight dominant epitopes. To further understand that process, a team… Continue reading A New Understanding: Why the Immune System Doesn’t Always Fight Back
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A New Villain
Researchers have discovered that one key receptor plays a big part in provoking rheumatoid arthritis. The finding, by investigators from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, means that there is now a new target for potential treatments of RA. The receptor, TLR5 or toll-like receptor 5, begins the damaging process of inflammation… Continue reading Rheumatoid Arthritis: A New Villain