Christmas Connection cases (Tallahassee Democrat) This 89-year-old Madison woman is unable to leave home due to her health. In addition to having a severe case of arthritis, she depends on a wheelchair for mobility and uses an oxygen tank to aid her breathing. Her caregiver is a 53-year-old church friend who lives with her.
Sex -- A Major Predictor Of Remission In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis? (Medical News Today) Women with rheumatoid arthritis have significantly less chance of remission than men, finds research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.The authors base their findings on almost 700 adults who had been recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.Their average age was 58, and they had had their disease for an average of six months. [click link for full article]