Eating fish at least twice a week may help reduce inflammation and joint pain in people withrheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new analysis published recently inArthritis Care & Research.
But, the study authors say more studies are needed, noting, “…we cannot draw firm conclusions about the impact of frequent fish consumption on RA activity.”
Symptoms ofrheumatoid arthritis (RA)don’t stop at joint pain and swelling. Most people with RA also experience mental and physical exhaustion, a symptom known asfatigue. Studies show that up to 80% of people with RA have at least some sense of feeling run down, and more than 50% have high levels of fatigue.
Terence Starz, MD, a rheumatologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, says the feeling can be described as overwhelming or different from just being tired because it is extreme and seems to come from nowhere. In fact, fatigue may have a greater impact on daily life than pain.
For years,fibromyalgia是一种神秘的疾病。没有人知道它的原因，如何诊断或如何最好地治疗它。包括医生在内的一些人甚至质疑它的存在。然而，在过去的几年里，研究人员已经解开了一些谜团。Although much about fibromyalgia still isn’t understood completely, two things are clear: It’s very real, and it affects a disproportionate number of people withrheumatoid arthritis(RA). Continue readingRA With a Side of Fibromyalgia→
Researchers set out to answer a pressing question: Is it safe forrheumatoid arthritis(RA) patients who have had cancer in the past to use a biologic drug rather than a traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD), like methotrexate, to control their disease? Their answer, detailed in a study recently published online in the journalRheumatology, is reassuring. They found that patients with a previous malignancy who later took certain biologics did not appear to have an increased risk of cancer after an average of five years, compared to those who took a traditional DMARD. Continue readingBiologics Appear Safe for Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who’ve Had Cancer→
Biologic drugs make it possible for many people with inflammatory types of arthritis, such asrheumatoid arthritis(RA), to achieve low disease activity or remission. But because of the drugs’ cost and the potential for serious side effects, many patients don’t want to stay on them indefinitely, so researchers have been looking at whether it’s possible to taper or stop them. A new study, published recently inArthritis & Rheumatology,is adding to the growing body of research on the topic. Continue readingStudy: Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Triples in People Who Stop Anti-TNFs→
The fatigue that often accompaniesrheumatoid arthritis(RA) can be as distressing and disabling as the pain – and often harder to treat. RA-related fatigue has been associated with molecules called cytokines that promote inflammation, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and the use of biologics that block TNF have been shown to somewhat reduce fatigue. But a new study published online in the journalRheumatologyquantifies just how stubborn RA-related fatigue is – even when the disease itself is well controlled with an anti-TNF medication – and characterizes which patients are most likely to beat it. Continue readingStudy Shows Fatigue Persists in Some Cases Even When Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Controlled→
When arthritis is active and painful, you have a constant reminder and strong incentive to take your medications. But when your disease is under control, it may be easy to forget a dose or two or you may even be tempted to stop taking your medication altogether. But doing so is not a good idea. The way you are feeling – particularly when you are on medication – is not always an indication of whether there is underlying disease activity. Stopping your medication could cause your disease to flare, resulting in the irreparable joint damage your doctor was aiming to prevent when prescribing medications in the first place. Continue readingGet and Keep Control of Your Rheumatoid Arthritis→
