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81. Green Tea vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    

    April 30, 2007 -- A compound found in green tea may reduce inflammation and joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis. So say scientists from the University of Michigan Medical School. They included Salah-uddin Ahmed, PhD. Their preliminary lab tests show that the green tea compound EGCG may hold promise

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82. Model May Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis
    

    Jan. 30, 2007 -- A new prediction model developed in the Netherlands may make it easier for doctors to identify which arthritis patients need early, aggressive treatment and which do not. It is now clear that the best strategy for preventing potentially crippling joint damage in patients with rheuma

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83. Fast Diagnosis and Treatment Key to Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis
    

    Jan. 13, 2000 (Los Angeles) -- Early diagnosis and prompt, appropriate treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the keys to minimizing joint and tissue damage and enhancing quality of life, according to rheumatologist Eric L. Matteson, MD. Matteson reviewed the latest RA treatment strategies in th

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84. FDA Advisers Support Expanding the Role of Enbrel
    

    April 11, 2000 (Washington) -- After playing the position of a second-line treatment for two years, the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug Enbrel (etanercept) may soon get a shot at leading off as a first-line therapy. An FDA advisory committee recommended Tuesday that Enbrel's drug label say the medici

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85. Heart Risk: Arthritis Drugs Compared
    

    Nov. 29, 2006 - A new class of rheumatoid arthritis drugs is no different at cutting heart attack and stroke risk than an older treatment, a Harvard study shows. In the study, patients taking biologics, which are designed to suppress a specific part of the immune system, were compared with patients

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86. Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis Early
    

    Nov. 13, 2006 (Washington) -- Two studies suggest that treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) early and aggressively may change its course. The findings were presented at the 2006 annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease caused by the immune s

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87. Cancer Drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
    

    Sept. 14, 2006 -- A drug commonly used to treat cancer may treat and perhaps even prevent painful rheumatoid arthritis. A new study shows the cancer drug Gleevec blocked the progression and development of rheumatoid arthritis arthritis in laboratory mice bred to get the disease. Although the results

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88. No Cancer Risk from Arthritis Drugs?
    

    Aug. 31, 2006 -- Concerns that the newer rheumatoid arthritis drugs used to treat the sickest patients increase cancer risk aren't supported, according to a new study. The findings should reassure patients who take Enbrel, Remicade, or Humira. All of these drugs are so-called biologics -- meaning th

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89. Rheumatoid Arthritis May Hamper Sex
    

    June 26, 2006 -- Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis substantially diminishes the sex lives of more than three in 10 RA patients, according to a new study. The study comes from rheumatology experts in Norway, including Ylva Helland, MPhil, BSc, and Tore Kvien, MD. Both work in Norway's capital

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90. Rheumatoid Arthritis Tougher in Women
    

    June 22, 2006 -- Women may be less likely than men to win relief from the pain of rheumatoid arthritis rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a Swedish study shows. Despite similar treatment, female patients with RA were less apt to achieve remission -- meaning there was little or no evidence of ongoing disease

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