There is an air of desperation surrounding treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). With every new failure to come up with a drug that can reliably prevent progression of the disease, medicine grows bolder, experimenting with ever more powerful--and...
Swedish rheumatoid arthritis patients placed on a fast followed by a year long vegetarian diet showed significant heath improvements even a year after their regimen. ...
Remicade was hailed as a wonder drug for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease when it was licensed for use six years ago. It was such a wonder drug, in fact, that sufferers in Canada were lobbying doctors to prescribe it, and psoriasis sufferers...
The drugs regulators, those sentinels at the gate who ensure our safety from dangerous prescription drugs, can sometimes be slow to act. It is now 18 months since we predicted the imminent withdrawal of Arava (leflunomide),
Remicade was trumpeted as a wonder drug for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease when licensed for use six years ago.
A woman is concerned about a client of hers who has been advised to take Methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis in his neck. From what she has heard, the side effects of this drug are frightening. Do any readers have experience with...
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Scientists testing the effectiveness of paracetamol vs a placebo in people with arthritic knees found a 52 per cent rate of success with both treatments.
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