http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com All new Rheumatoid Arthritis information to Help You Heal Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:24:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/albert-ii-duke-of-austria-life http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/albert-ii-duke-of-austria-life#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:31:11 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/albert-ii-duke-of-austria-life Albert II was born at Habsburg, the son of Albert I of Germany, ”Rex Romanorum”, and Elisabeth of Tirol. He became the joint ruler of all Habsburg lands with his younger brother, Otto the Merry in 1330, while increasing his possessions by the inheritance of his wife Joan, which was made up of the County [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/albert-ii-duke-of-austria-life/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/gold-salts-medical-uses http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/gold-salts-medical-uses#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:27:03 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/gold-salts-medical-uses Indications Gold compounds, which accumulate slowly in the body and, over time, reduce inflammation, especially related to rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriatic arthritis, membranous nephritis, lupus erythematosus and, infrequently, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). At present, gold salts are infrequently used to treat children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (previously termed Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis), as methotrexate [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/gold-salts-medical-uses/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/feline-calicivirus-treatment-and-prevention http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/feline-calicivirus-treatment-and-prevention#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:27:25 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/feline-calicivirus-treatment-and-prevention There is no specific treatment for FCV. Antibiotics are used for secondary bacterial infections and immune modulators, such as Lymphocyte T-Cell Immune Modulator has been used for immune support. Nursing care and rehydration are used for dehydrated and anorexic cats. Corticosteroids or azathioprine may be used for polyarthritis. Stomatitis is very difficult to treat. Antibiotics, [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/feline-calicivirus-treatment-and-prevention/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/charles-a-dinarello-awards http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/charles-a-dinarello-awards#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:26:31 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/charles-a-dinarello-awards * 1993, Ernst Jung Prize * The 2009 Albany Medical Center Prize (Shared with Ralph M. Steinman and Bruce A. Beutler) * 2009, together with Tadamitsu Kishimoto and Toshio Hirano: Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis for “for their pioneering work to isolate interleukins, determine their properties and explore their role in the onset of inflammatory diseases”. [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/charles-a-dinarello-awards/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/ross-river-virus-history http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/ross-river-virus-history#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:27:07 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/ross-river-virus-history An alphavirus was the prime suspect in several outbreaks of “epidemic polyarthritis” recorded in the South Pacific and Australia during the early part of the 20th century. The disease was compared to “acute viral polyarthritis” caused by Chikungunya virus, noting the Australian disease seemed to progress in milder fashion. Serological testing suggested an unknown new [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/ross-river-virus-history/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/rheumatic-fever-diagnosis http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/rheumatic-fever-diagnosis#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:27:44 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/rheumatic-fever-diagnosis Modified Jones criteria were first published in 1944 by T. Duckett Jones, MD. They have been periodically revised by the American Heart Association in collaboration with other groups. According to revised Jones criteria, the diagnosis of rheumatic fever can be made when two of the major criteria, or one major criterion plus two minor criteria, [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/rheumatic-fever-diagnosis/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/laennecs-cirrhosis-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/laennecs-cirrhosis-introduction#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:26:18 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/laennecs-cirrhosis-introduction Laennec’s cirrhosis is named after René Laennec, a French physician and the inventor of the stethoscope. It is a disease of the liver in which the normal lobular architecture is lost, with fibrosis and later nodular regeneration. Laennec’s cirrhosis can be associated with inflammatory polyarthritis, most commonly affecting the shoulders, elbows and knees. Osteoporosis, soft [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/laennecs-cirrhosis-introduction/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/royal-swedish-academy-of-sciences-introduction http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/royal-swedish-academy-of-sciences-introduction#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:25:55 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/royal-swedish-academy-of-sciences-introduction Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or ”Kungliga Vetenskapsakademin” (“KVA”) is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics. The Academy was founded on 2 June 1739 by naturalist Carl Linnaeus, mercantilist Jonas Alströmer, mechanical engineer Mårten [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/royal-swedish-academy-of-sciences-introduction/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/ross-river-fever-history http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/ross-river-fever-history#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:25:35 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/ross-river-fever-history The first outbreak of RRF was in 1928 in the Hay and Narrandera region in New South Wales, Australia. The virus was first isolated in 1959 from a mosquito trapped along the Ross River in Townsville, Queensland. Since outbreaks have occurred in all Australian states, including Tasmania, and metropolitan areas. The largest outbreak occurred in [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/ross-river-fever-history/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/erythema-marginatum-associated-conditions http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/erythema-marginatum-associated-conditions#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:25:53 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/erythema-marginatum-associated-conditions It occurs in less than 5% of patients with rheumatic fever, but is considered a major Jones criterion when it does occur. The four other major criteria include carditis, polyarthritis, Sydenham’s Chorea, and subcutaneous nodules. It is an early feature of rheumatic fever and may be associated with mild carditis (inflammation of heart muscle). Adapted [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/erythema-marginatum-associated-conditions/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hla-dr18-serology http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hla-dr18-serology#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:28:45 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hla-dr18-serology DR18 recognizes the DRB1*0302 and *0303, the thoroughness of recognition is fair, but better than DR3. =Disease associations= DR18 seropositivity is associated with rheumatoid polyarthritis DRB1*0302 is positively associated with juvenile diabetes, nuclear helicase Mi-2 autoantibodies in inflammatory inclusion body myositis. =Genetic Linkage= HLA-DR18 is genetically linked to DR52 and HLA-DQ2 serotypes. These serotypes are [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hla-dr18-serology/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/monoarthritis-causes http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/monoarthritis-causes#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:26:52 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/monoarthritis-causes http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/monoarthritis-causes/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/togaviridae-history http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/togaviridae-history#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:31:02 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/togaviridae-history Initially the Togavirus family included what are now called the Flaviviruses, within the Alphavirus genus. The Flaviviruses were formed into their own family when sufficient differences with the Alphaviruses were noted. * Early 1800s – Rubella is identified as a distinct disease * 1930 – Western Equine Encephalitis virus is first isolated in the United [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/togaviridae-history/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hidradenitis-suppurativa-severe-complications http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hidradenitis-suppurativa-severe-complications#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:29:32 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hidradenitis-suppurativa-severe-complications http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/hidradenitis-suppurativa-severe-complications/feed 0 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/baccara-split http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/baccara-split#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:27:49 +0000 http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/baccara-split The 1980 single release of ”Sleepy-Time-Toy” led to a disagreement within Baccara over the vocal mix used. Mendiola complained that her voice was not given sufficient prominence in the song’s arrangement and sued ”RCA” for breach of contract. Mendiola’s case was that the song should not have been released as a Baccara recording when it [...]No related posts.]]> http://www.rheumatoidarthritissupport.com/article/baccara-split/feed 0