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Medication and Alternative Therapies
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If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you may be at increased risk for certain cancers because of RA medications—or RA-related inflammation itself. The best thing you can do is to be aware, but don't worry excessively.
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When severe pain or joint damage limits your daily activities, a joint replacement may still be your best option. Here's what you can expect from joint replacement surgery.
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It’s not clear if smoking marijuana is a relatively safe pain reliever for people with RA, or if it could increase the risk of RA-associated conditions.
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A DMARD, or disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, is anything used to treat rheumatoid arthritis that can slow down or prevent joint damage. Here is a selection of DMARDs you may encounter during treatment.
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If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you also have double the risk for heart disease and heart attack. Certain RA drugs such as corticosteroids and NSAIDs can also up the risk of heart disease. But here are some things you can do to reduce your risk.
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Though far less common than knee or hip replacements, this procedure can provide rapid relief to people whose hands are ailing
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If dealing with rheumatoid arthritis is a full-time job, the treatment for RA is a task that requires painstaking attention to detail and a whole-hearted commitment to a long-term goal.
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If you’ve got rheumatoid arthritis, the single best way to fight the disease is with medication. Still, as effective as RA drugs are, they can’t do everything.
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RA is treatable now
Russell Portenoy, MD, a leading pain expert, explains how rheumatoid arthritis can be managed with new medications.
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