Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment and Symptoms entities Rhumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is traditionally considered a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. It is a disabling and painful inflammatory condition, which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles. The name is derived from the Greek rheu ...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Food and Drug Administration
- Virtual Hospital
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org
- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
- American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/
- American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society http://www.aofas.org/
- National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/
- Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand http://www.hand-surg.org/
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, HHS http://www.niaid.nih.gov/
- Food and Drug Administration, HHS http://www.fda.gov/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.osteo.org/
- Lab Tests Online http://www.labtestsonline.org/
- Holistic Online http://holistic-online.com/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- ''''The Free-Radical Theory of Aging: Part I - How it all began'''' (HealthWorld)
- 2004 Drug Guide (Arthritis Foundation)