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RICE, PPIs and immune blockers can help—but attempts to fool Mother Nature may sometimes interfere with the body’s natural defenses.
TNF blockers like Enbrel, Humira and Remicade treat IMIDs like psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. Can they also cause these conditions?
Some people need an alternative to grape juice and pectin for joint pain, because grape juice is high in sugar. There are many options.
Millions of Americans suffer with long illness. Conventional medicine doesn't always have treatments for these conditions.
Drug price gouging is becoming commonplace. Desperate people are being charged thousands of dollars a month for critical medicines.
Why are doctors firing patients? Some won't see patients unless they take meds like statins. Can an activated patient refuse to take a drug?
In this week's interview, a high-powered study called VITAL revealed that vitamin D and omega-3s can reduce the risk of autoimmune diseases.
Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, PMR and thyroid diseases are hard to treat. Why not try PREVENTING autoimmune diseases with supplements?
Xeljanz XR is an oral medication for rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis. It is very pricey, and it has some very serious side effects.
Getting vaccinated is not perfect protection against COVID. A new study suggests that some medications may reduce vaccine effectiveness.
Drugs to dampen the immune system are BIG sellers. Humira and Enbrel make billions. How safe are these immune-modulating drugs during COVID?
Gastroenterologist Emeran Mayer explains how your microbiome shapes your immune response and why you should take care of it.
Young and middle-aged doctors probably never learned about gold for arthritis of the rheumatoid type. What about gold for COVID or cancer?
One reader found that following an allergen-free diet without dairy, eggs or gluten eliminated joint pain. Will it work for you?
The Food and Drug Administraiton states unequivocally that it only approves drugs that are proved "safe." We think the FDA's drug safety claims are bogus.
Excitement about hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19 has led to shortages. People with lupus are having trouble getting their medicine.
Is your medicine safe and effective? The FDA says if it approves a drug it is, by definition, safe. But drug safety and effectiveness are NOT that simple!
What do you do when a joint hurts or you sprain an ankle? Many people take doctor-prescribed meloxicam for pain or an OTC NSAID. How safe are such drugs?
Spanish researchers found that rheumatoid arthritis patients with low vitamin D levels have more involved joints and more joint pain than those with adequate levels.
Activity against a wide range of chronic diseases, from Alzheimer to cancer to fatty liver makes turmeric so wonderful that it is a very popular supplement.
Humira has the most sales (in dollars) in the world. It's a billion dollar baby. How good is it for auto-immune disorders? What about Humira Side Effects?
People who ate fish twice a week had less RA pain than those who rarely consumed it in a study of people with rheumatoid arthritis.
Have noticed that your copay is going up or that your insurance company demands you buy a generic drug? High drug prices are a scandal in the United States!
Should you always follow doctor's orders? What if you don't tolerate a statin or start coughing on a blood pressure medicine? Are you noncompliant or smart?
To communicate well with patients, doctors need to be wary of spending much of an office visit looking at a computer screen instead of at the patient.
People love the gin-soaked raisin remedy but there are many unanswered questions, especially how do you make it? Find out details by watching our video.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or ulcerative colitis need to be aware of lymphoma as a side effect of the TNF blocker Remicade.
Women with slightly elevated levels of mercury are more likely to have autoantibodies circulating in their blood.
TNF blocker drugs for RA such as Enbrel, Remicade, and Humira can provide great benefits, but they have serious downsides as well.
