Personal use of organochlorine insecticides and specific pesticides or their indirect exposure is associated with increased odds of rheumatoid arthritis among wives of licensed pesticide applicators.

"Rheumatoid arthritis is when your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body," Liebowitz said. "It causes those symptoms: stiffness, pain, swelling, and it affects specific joints.

Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system, which protects the body against viruses and bacteria, becomes active against the body's own healthy tissues.

Managing symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may require trying different medicines to see what works best for you and your symptoms. The approval of Xeljanz has led to changes in how rheumatoid ...

Five of these patients progressed to clinical arthritis, and the research showed they had gut instability with higher amounts of bacteria including Prevotella, which is associated with rheumatoid ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) rashes may be a sign of uncontrolled disease or complications. Rashes caused by conditions such as rheumatoid vasculitis can lead to severe complications if left untreated.

As rheumatoid arthritis advances to its second stage, the body increases production of antibodies like rheumatoid factor. The immune system reaction intensifies, causing more persistent symptoms ...

"We used bioinformatics tools to analyze large gene datasets, focusing on genes active in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis," said Lo. "We applied machine learning techniques, such as Lasso ...