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What Is Reactive Arthritis
By Trevor Vernon
What is Reactive arthritis and how can it be effectively dealt with.Reactive arthritis was first described by a German military physician called Hans Reiter in 1916. He described the Read more...
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Arthritis
Arthritis And Allergy
Many doctors have refused to accept that both and rheumatism, are either caused, or at the very least seriously affected, by diet. Most people over the age of thirty, will notice a twinge or an ache somewhere, if they persist in eating something that is bad for them. In actual fact, both rheumatism and are classic examples of masked food allergies at their rampaging worst. There is a mass of evidence throughout the world to support this fact.
One example, in many, is research done during a three and a half year clinical trial, conducted by Dr D.M. Carroll of North Carolina. In 300 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, 98 per cent were found to be severly allergic to different foods, and some to several foods. The analysis showed 37 per cent allergic to wheat, 27 per cent to corn, 23 per cent to milk, 19 per cent to eggs and 12 per cent to tomatoes. Once the offending foods were removed from their diets, they all showed marked improvement. That is very conclusive evidence in one study.
The influence of on our society is significant. In 1981, according to the Bureau of Statistics, it was responsible for 25 per cent more lost work time than industrial disputes. It is known to affect 1,250,000 Australians, many of them children. Common sense must eventually dictate that the diet and environment of these people, should be thoroughly examined for food and chemical intolerances.
At present the most widespread medical treatment for is the administration of large daily
doses of aspirin, over a prolonged period. Aspirin is made up of acetylsalicylic acid which is a salicylate derivative. It is well documented that salicylates are a potent allergen, affecting many people. Could this not then be a case of masking the disease with the very substance which is causing it?
There is virtually no part of the body which may not be affected, either directly or indirectly, by an allergic reaction - particularly with respect to food and chemical intolerances. It is important to understand that the effects of an ongoing allergic condition, on the body, can ultimately be catastrophic, by virtue of the cumulative effects over months or years. These effects certainly go much further than the general, discomforting symptoms discussed in previous chapters and can lead to serious degeneration and disease in major organs if allowed to persist undetected.
Unfortunately, few doctors understand that allergy illness affects the body as a whole. This problem is well described in a passage from the Complete Book of Homeopathy by Michael Weiner and Kathleen Goss.
Yet perhaps the most destructive effect of modern orthodox medicine lies in the changes that have taken place between physician and patient... The general practitioner (in the traditional sense) is almost a thing of the past, and each specialist treats only that organ system that comes within his area of expertise. No wonder we feel that our doctors are not really looking at us as whole beings. Common sense tells us that many symptoms appearing in different organs systems may be related - that they at least constitute a whole picture of our state of health. Yet our trips to the doctor's office must often result in a sense of frustration when we feel that the specific organ-directed treatment we receive is not based upon the doctor's assessment of our entire symptom picture.
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Time to DMARD (Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug) Treatment and Actual Work Limitation of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Turkey
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: <br/><b>Sponsor</b>: Abbott<br/><b>Recruiting</b> - verified June 2010
Hydroxychloroquine to Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Conditions</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis; Insulin Resistance<br/><b>Intervention</b>: Drug: Hydroxychloroquine<br/><b>Sponsors</b>: Brigham and Women's Hospital; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)<br/><b>Not yet recruiting</b> - verified May 2010
Iyengar Yoga for Young People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: Behavioral: Iyengar Yoga<br/><b>Sponsor</b>: University of California, Los Angeles<br/><b>Recruiting</b> - verified March 2010
Safety and Effectiveness of Adalimumab in Patients Diagnosed With Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: Biological: adalimumab (Humira)<br/><b>Sponsor</b>: Abbott<br/><b>Completed</b> - verified August 2010
Cost Utility Analyses of Adalimumab Treatment in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: <br/><b>Sponsors</b>: Abbott; Institute of Political Economical & Social Researches, Greece<br/><b>Active, not recruiting</b> - verified July 2010
Effectiveness of Adalimumab on Extraarticular Manifestation in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Conditions</b>: Active Rheumatoid Arthritis; Osteoporoses<br/><b>Intervention</b>: <br/><b>Sponsors</b>: Abbott; Centre of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic<br/><b>Recruiting</b> - verified June 2010
Study of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Polymorphisms in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: Biological: Collect of 10 ml of peripheric blood for DNA extraction<br/><b>Sponsor</b>: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Fort-de-France<br/><b>Enrolling by invitation</b> - verified April 2010
Efficacy of Oncoxin Plus Viusid in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Interventions</b>: Dietary Supplement: Oncoxin + Viusid; Dietary Supplement: Placebo<br/><b>Sponsor</b>: Catalysis SL<br/><b>Recruiting</b> - verified November 2009
Monitoring Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Load in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With New Immunosuppressive Drugs
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: Biological: Venous blood sample<br/><b>Sponsor</b>: Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille<br/><b>Recruiting</b> - verified October 2009
Targeting Synovitis in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Conditions</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis; Polyarthritis<br/><b>Interventions</b>: Other: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound; Other: 28 Joint Disease Activity Score<br/><b>Sponsors</b>: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; University of Glasgow; Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government; Wyeth; Translational Medicine Research Collaboration<br/><b>Recruiting</b> - verified September 2009
Living Well With Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Interventions</b>: Behavioral: Self-Help Group; Other: Education (Control) Group<br/><b>Sponsors</b>: Brigham and Women's Hospital; Bristol-Myers Squibb<br/><b>Recruiting</b> - verified May 2010
A Study to Evaluate the RNA Signature of Rheumatoid Arthritis From Synovium and Whole Blood
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: <br/><b>Sponsors</b>: Imperial College London; Merck<br/><b>Recruiting</b> - verified February 2010
Ultrasonography as a Biomarker in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: <br/><b>Sponsors</b>: Imperial College London; Medical Research Council<br/><b>Recruiting</b> - verified February 2010
Evaluation of EULAR-RAID Score in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
<b>Condition</b>: Active Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: Drug: Etanercept<br/><b>Sponsor</b>: Wyeth<br/><b>Recruiting</b> - verified July 2009
A Study Comparing CRx-102 Plus Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug (DMARD) Therapy to Placebo Plus DMARD Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Interventions</b>: Other: CRx-102 plus DMARD therapy; Other: Placebo plus DMARD therapy<br/><b>Sponsor</b>: CombinatoRx<br/><b>Completed</b> - verified September 2008
Effects of Tranilast on Pharmacokinetics of Methotrexate (MTX) in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Interventions</b>: Drug: Tranilast; Drug: Placebo comparator<br/><b>Sponsors</b>: Imperial College London; Nuon Therapeutics, Inc.<br/><b>Withdrawn</b> - verified July 2009
RESTART C0168Z05 Rheumatoid Arthritis Study
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: Biological: Infliximab<br/><b>Sponsors</b>: Centocor Ortho Biotech Services, L.L.C.; Schering-Plough<br/><b>Completed</b> - verified July 2010
Humira in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Do Bone Erosions Heal?
<b>Conditions</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis; Arthritis; Joint Diseases<br/><b>Intervention</b>: Drug: Adalimumab (Humira)<br/><b>Sponsors</b>: Hvidovre University Hospital; Abbott<br/><b>Completed</b> - verified June 2008
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Moderate to Low Disease Activity Study
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Interventions</b>: Drug: Certolizumab pegol; Other: Placebo<br/><b>Sponsor</b>: UCB, Inc.<br/><b>Active, not recruiting</b> - verified June 2010
Study Evaluating Single Doses of SBI-087 in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis
<b>Condition</b>: Rheumatoid Arthritis<br/><b>Intervention</b>: Drug: SBI-087<br/><b>Sponsors</b>: Wyeth; Trubion Pharmaceuticals<br/><b>Active, not recruiting</b> - verified July 2009
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