How Does Scleroderma Affect the Esophagus? The Red Flags to Be Aware Of
February 28, 2020
Some 90 percent of patients with systemic sclerosis have gastrointestinal symptoms, and the esophagus is predominantly affected.
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Coronavirus Facts: What You Need to Know If You Have Inflammatory Arthritis or Are Immunocompromised
February 27, 2020
People with chronic illness that can affect the immune system, such as many forms of inflammatory arthritis, continue to be worried about the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what infectious disease experts and rheumatologists want you to know.
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Lupus Patients Often Experience Neurological and Psychiatric Symptoms, and Those Who Do Face More Serious Complications
February 27, 2020
While not everyone with lupus experiences neuropsychiatric symptoms, new research confirms that many do, especially during the first few years after first being diagnosed.
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FDA Warning: Pain Medications Gabapentin and Pregabalin May Cause Serious Breathing Difficulties
February 26, 2020
Initially used to treat seizures, anticonvulsant medications have become more widely used to treat certain types of chronic pain, such as fibromyalgia.
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What Is Scleroderma Renal Crisis? The Key Symptoms You Need to Watch For
February 26, 2020
Systemic scleroderma causes all-over inflammation and thickening and tightening of connective tissue, which can have a serious impact on the kidneys.
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My Doctors Barely Knew About Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: It’s a Basically a Miracle That I Got Diagnosed
February 25, 2020
Amy Millios experienced symptoms for more than a decade before she got a diagnosis —and, even then, it was a struggle to get doctors to believe her.
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Feeling Hot and Overheated from Inflammatory Arthritis: Why It Happens and How to Cope
February 24, 2020
Although there isn’t a lot of scientific research on this oft-overlooked symptom, here’s what experts — and many patients — had to say.
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Psoriatic Arthritis May Have Very Subtle, Early Symptoms That Aren’t Being Recognized
February 21, 2020
Those ultimately diagnosed with PsA had some telltale patterns of joint pain and certain types of health care provider visits in the years leading up to their diagnosis.
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Tart Cherry Juice Doesn’t Help Prevent Gout Flares, a New Study Shows
February 21, 2020
This often-recommended home remedy didn’t pan out in a new study of gout patients.
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22 Feel-Good Tips for Getting Through a Bad Day with Arthritis
February 20, 2020
This advice from mental health experts and fellow patients could help prevent a bad day from become a bad week, month, or worse.
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