Preparing for a Colonoscopy: Advice from GI Doctors and Patients Who’ve Had One
The prep for a colonoscopy is often worse than the procedure. Here’s how to make it more tolerable.
Continue readingA New Study Showed How an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Affects Rheumatoid Arthritis — and It’s Not Exactly What You’d Think
The results of this research are a little puzzling.
Continue readingRemission and Low Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: What It Actually Means
You’ve heard your doctor talk about these treatment goals, but here’s more on what it takes to get there.
Continue readingAnkylosing Spondylitis: What Is It, and How Is It Treated?
If you have chronic back pain that developed in early adulthood, wakes you up at night, and feels better with movement and worse with rest, listen up.
Continue readingAnkylosing Spondylitis vs. Fibromyalgia: Could You Be Misdiagnosed?
Learn more about how AS and fibro can be misdiagnosed for each other, why they occur at the same time, and how to manage them.
Continue readingWhat Is Gonococcal Arthritis? These Are the Signs You Could Have It
Yes — it possible to get a form of arthritis from a sexually transmitted infection.
Continue readingWebinar: How DMARDs for Arthritis Actually Work in Your Body
Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are a class of drugs commonly used to treat a range of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Indeed, they have revolutionized the way such diseases are treated today.
Continue readingWhat Inflammatory Arthritis Does to Your Kidneys, and 6 Things You Must Do to Protect Them
Inflammation from arthritis can take a toll on your kidneys. Here’s what you need to know to avoid kidney disease.
Continue readingIf You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis, Your Siblings Could Have a Greater Heart Disease Risk
Brothers and sisters of people with seropositive RA had a significantly higher-than-average risk of developing acute coronary syndrome.
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