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Early Therapy Helps Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

March 9, 2000 (Minneapolis) -- People with rheumatoid arthritis who receive early and aggressive treatment called "second-line" therapy have less pain and disability than those for whom the treatment is delayed, Canadian researchers report in the Journal of Rheumatology. The initial treatment of rhe
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Olive Oil and Cooked Vegetables May Help Ward Off Rheumatoid Arthritis

Dec. 2, 1999 (Indianapolis) -- More kudos for the classic Mediterranean diet: researchers in the December issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition report that diets high in both olive oil and cooked vegetables lessen the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. The debilitating disease ca
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Nutrition Changes Bring Relief to Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers

Nov. 19, 1999 (Boston) -- The debilitating effects of chronic rheumatoid arthritis can be softened -- if not always to a great degree -- by nutrition and exercise, according to Ronenn Roubenoff, MD, a nutritionist at the Tufts University School of Medicine. Roubenoff spoke to an audience of doctors
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FDA Approves Remicade for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Nov. 10, 1999 (Atlanta) -- The FDA today approved Remicade (infliximab) to be used with methotrexate for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. In clinical trials, Remicade and methotrexate produced significant improvement in rheumatoid arthritis patients compared with those on methotrexate and placebo.
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Blood Cell Transplantation Used to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Oct. 4, 1999 (Baltimore) -- A man with severe rheumatoid arthritis who did not respond to therapy has been successfully treated with the transplantation of a type of blood cell called a hemopoietic stem cell, according to a case report published in the Oct. 5 issue of the journal Annals of Internal
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