Rheumatoid arthritis

Prosthetics Being Tested In Surgery In Bid To Advance Joint Replacement Five years ago, Jimmie Johnson, a West Palm Beach bricklayer, fell 22 feet off a construction site ladder and landed upright, shattering bones in his feet, ankles and legs...

New drug treats rheumatoid arthritis in children A new drug has been shown to improve rheumatoid arthritis in more than 70% of children who do not improve after standard treatment for the disease...

Enbrel relieves psoriatic arthritis The anti-inflammatory drug etanercept, sold under the trade name Enbrel, improves the joint and skin symptoms of patients with psoriatic arthritis...

Olive Oil, Vegetables May Cut Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk A Mediterranean diet may help protect people against rheumatoid arthritis, Greek investigators report...

New Drugs Safely Relieve Arthritis Pain Two new drugs are just as effective as existing medications at reducing the chronic pain and inflammation of arthritis, and they are less likely to cause ulcers and related woes...

New Theories On How Rheumatoid Arthritis Starts Rheumatoid arthritis may be caused by an antigen that exists throughout the entire body -- and not just in the joints -- according to new research conducted in mice...

Discovery may change treatment of rheumatoid arthritis Studies in mice suggest that a compound linked to rheumatoid arthritis is found throughout the body -- not just in the joints...

Experimental drug holds promise for rheumatoid arthritis An experimental drug improves symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis quickly and more effectively than drugs traditionally used to treat the disease...

New therapy approved for inherited intestinal polyps The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded approval of the drug Celebrex (known generically as celecoxib) to include treatment of people with a rare inherited condition known as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)...