Breast-feeding May Prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Breast-feeding offers a host of health benefits for the baby, but a new study says it may help the mother avoid rheumatoid arthritis as well.
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NEW YORK  - In rheumatoid arthritic patients, some traditional risk factors impart a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease, while others confer a lower risk, compared with those without rheumatoid arthritis, according to a report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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People who eat lots of red meat may  be raising their risk of rheumatoid arthritis, an incurable and  crippling disease, British researchers reported on Thursday.
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Eating a large amount of red meat has been linked to an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, scientists say. A study showed people who ate meat every day had double the risk of the disease compared
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Combining new biologic drugs with  an older treatment can stop joint damage in patients with  rheumatoid arthritis, according to new research.
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Researchers are to try to discover why pregnancy seems to have a beneficial effect on rheumatoid arthritis.
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NEW YORK  - For patients with early  rheumatoid arthritis, combined therapy with methotrexate and  infliximab (Remicade) is more effective than treatment with  methotrexate alone, according to a new study.
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SUNDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding is considered a great way for a mother to form a close bond with her infant. And now there's evidence to suggest it may also help kids be more resilient to stress.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- People taking rheumatoid arthritis drugs such as etanercept (Enbrel) or infliximab (Remicade) may be at a slightly increased risk for skin cancer, researchers report.
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Scientists have discovered why eating a  Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables and particularly  olive oil can help to protect women from developing breast  cancer.
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For people in the beginning stages of rheumatoid arthritis but who have a poor prognosis, early treatment with the drug Remicade can pay dividends, according to the results of a small study.
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After alarming news about popular painkillers like Celebrex and Vioxx, an American study is pointing to another way to control the pain of arthritis.
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A drug approved for the  treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of  diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese  individuals, Harvard researchers report.
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Drugs used to treat osteoporosis may also help prevent the bone abnormalities that can lead to arthritis of the knee, new research suggests.
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Transplanting stem cells from a healthy woman to her sister with severe rheumatoid arthritis apparently cured the disease, researchers report in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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NEW YORK  - Women who breastfeed are less  likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than women who don't,  according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - Some of the most successful treatments for rheumatoid arthritis work by blocking an inflammatory factor called tumor necrosis factor or TNF, and now Dutch researchers have shown in animal experiments that the treatment can be delivered by gene transfer.