Rheumatoid Arthritis - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, FAQs
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function in the joints.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function in the joints.
‘Adults with rheumatoid arthritis had a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than other individuals, including those with other types of arthritis.
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During the median of 1.6 years of follow-up, the rate of type 2 diabetes development was lowest in the rheumatoid arthritis group (7.0 per 1,000 people per year) and highest (12.3 per 1,000 people per year) in the hypertension group. After adjustments, rheumatoid arthritis was associated with a 24% to 35% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with the four other groups. "While systemic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, our findings unexpectedly show that having rheumatoid arthritis itself does not confer an increased risk of type 2 diabetes compared with four different comparator groups," said senior author Seoyoung C. Kim, MD, ScD, MSCE, of Harvard Medical School.
"Since all rheumatoid arthritis patients included in our study were treated with at least one disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, our study is unable to test the association between no treatment or undertreatment for rheumatoid arthritis and risk of type 2 diabetes."
Tests for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Are you experiencing pain in the joints? You might have Rheumatoid arthritis, a condition affecting joints and results in pain and joint deformities. It is diagnosed by radiology and blood tests.
Are you experiencing pain in the joints? You might have Rheumatoid arthritis, a condition affecting joints and results in pain and joint deformities. It is diagnosed by radiology and blood tests.
Can Yoga Reduce the Severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms?
Yoga could be an effective way of decreasing the severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms at both physical and psychological levels, finds a new study.
Yoga could be an effective way of decreasing the severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms at both physical and psychological levels, finds a new study.
Sibling�s Rheumatoid Arthritis � A Risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome
Siblings of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at an increased risk of acute coronary syndrome, research finds. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and their siblings are more likely to suffer from acute coronary syndrome respectively than matched comparators.
Siblings of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at an increased risk of acute coronary syndrome, research finds. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and their siblings are more likely to suffer from acute coronary syndrome respectively than matched comparators.
