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What is Brief Psychotic Disorder?
People who have a condition such as antisocial personality disorder or paranoid personality disorder are more likely to get it. Someone with brief ...
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ECT and Other Procedures for Schizophrenia
Before an ECT treatment, you’ll get a general anesthetic and a muscle relaxant to keep you from moving during the procedure. Medical researchers wh...
Leer másUnderstanding Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis -- The Basics
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), often referred to by doctors today as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), is a type of arthritis that causes ...
Leer másHow to Protect Your Joints When You Have RA
Want to guard your joints against damage from RA? Do things that put the least amount of body weight on your joints. For example, use a cane on the...
Leer másProgression and Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Your RA doctor can check to see how your disease has changed. Quitting smoking and losing any extra weight also can help slow your RA.
Leer másTreating Rheumatoid Arthritis with Disease-Modifying Drugs (DMARDs)
Like other DMARDs, methotrexate has side effects; it can cause rash and stomach upset, can be toxic to the liver or bone marrow, and can cause birt...
Leer másCan You Get Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Knee?
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect your knees and many other joints in your body. Regular exercise is also important to the muscles around the kn...
Leer másHow Does TNF Cause Inflammation?
If you have an immune system disease like rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you may have heard your doctor use the term TNF. Your system gets flooded with...
Leer másHip Rheumatoid Arthritis
Although RA is most commonly associated with joints of the hands and wrists, it can also affect larger joints, such as the hips, knees, and shoulde...
Leer másRheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Symptoms and Complications
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms are different for each person who has this long-term disease. Your doctor will test for this as part of your RA ...
Leer másWhen RA Affects Your Hands and Fingers
It helps to use hand or finger splints to ease pressure if your RA flares up. Learn about more hand and finger exercises you can do for RA. Put an ...
Leer másDiagnosing Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile arthritis is a disease in which there is inflammation (swelling) of the synovium in children aged 16 or younger.
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