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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Arthritis is a rheumatic disease that affects the body's joints and connective tissues. Exercise is a relatively easy way to help control its symptoms.

Psoriatic arthritis treatment is complicated. Since there is a wide array of symptoms and various levels of severity associated with psoriatic arthritis, treatment guidelines have been needed. The Group for...

Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful, inflammatory type of arthritis that occurs when the body's immune system attacks itself. A new article in PLoS Biology, reports a breakthrough in the understanding of how autoimmune responses can be controlled, offering a promising new strategy for therapy development for rheumatoid arthritis.

COX-2 inhibitors are a class of drugs which selectively inhibit COX-2, an enzyme involved in the inflammation pathway.

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Insomnia is a general term for poor quality sleep. Insomnia is common in people suffering with chronic arthritis. Learn more about the causes, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment of insomnia.

Osteoarthritis screening quiz helps you determine if you have symptoms of osteoarthritis.

People living with arthritis are often dismayed by how much the disease steals from their lives. What modifications can you make to your lifestyle to make living with arthritis easier? What actions can you take to gain and maintain control over the limitations imposed by arthritis?

Studies have shown that exercise helps people with arthritis in many ways. Exercise is one part of a comprehensive arthritis treatment plan. People with arthritis should discuss their exercise plans with a doctor. The amount and form of exercise recommended for each individual will vary depending on which joints are involved, the amount of inflammation, how stable the joints are, and whether a joint replacement procedure has been done.

Eight actions which will help a person cope with arthritis and maintain a positive outlook.