Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...

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free2beme6060 12/01/2014

Found this website that has the latest and greatest RA info, tons of reading here.
http://www.the-rheumatologist.org/view/issueArchiveList.html

sammyo1 12/02/2014

Thanks for sharing. Lot to explore & sure never hurts to learn.
Sammy

linzsey 12/02/2014

wow!!!

I'll be reading for a while. Thanks for the link

lynnedavidson3 12/03/2014

Great stuff! Thank you.

trinaunz 12/04/2014

That's a pretty awesome website. I like it - very detailed, not watered down. Thanks for posting!

Trooper45yrs 12/06/2014

Good one! Thank you.

bcatz 12/06/2014

Thank you!
Just a few highlights I've already read:

-AntiTNF can BENEFIT cardiovascular risk - new study info on it. Previously thought no added benefit.
-AntiTNF can BENEFIT diabetes (anti-inflammatory properties) and help insulin production (modest benefit sited)
-Statin use recommended earlier than most doctors think

Apparently there's a statin calculator out there for doctors to us. It accounts for age, cholesterol, crp, additional risks (diabetes, autoimmune, etc). I'd like to learn more about this.

nonightshades 12/09/2014

Thank you free2!

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