NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are more likely to have abnormal body fat distribution, especially those with a normal weight, compared with men with RA or women ...

Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who want to become pregnant are more likely to do so and do so faster if a treat-to-target approach is used than if it is not, Dutch researchers have found. More ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After decades of decline, rheumatoid arthritis is on the rise among white women in the US, new research shows. While the study wasn't designed to investigate why this is ...

Women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) face unique issues related to the menopause and their disease, and these issues are seldom being discussed in clinical care. "Discussions about the menopause are ...

Tight control of disease activity and reduced glucocorticoid use delay the loss of muscle mass in women with rheumatoid arthritis.

Postmenopausal women, particularly those who experience early menopause, may have a higher risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a review published online Sept. 30 in BMC ...

CAN BE SIMILAR FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, BUT RESEARCH SHOWS WOMEN HAVE MORE SEVERE SYMPTOMS IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR 11 NEWS, ANCHOR LACEE GRIFFITH SHARES ONE WOMAN’S STORY HOW SHE WANTS TO HELP ...

Personal use and indirect exposure to certain insecticides and pesticides was linked to incident rheumatoid arthritis among spouses of licensed pesticide applicators. Personal and indirect exposure to ...

THIS FALL. IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE. IT’S AN INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS THAT OFTEN CAN PRESENT WITH A LOT OF JOINT PAIN, STIFFNESS, AND OFTEN IN YOUR ...

Women with the autoimmune diseases rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis may have a higher rate of death related to cardiovascular disease than men with the autoimmune diseases, according ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common form of rheumatic disease and affects more than 690,00 adults in the United Kingdom alone, the majority of whom are women. Symptoms include pain, swelling, and ...