A rheumatoid factor test measures the amount of rheumatoid factor in your blood. Rheumatoid factors are proteins produced by your immune system that can attack healthy tissue in your body. High levels ...

When persistent joint pain strikes, the search for answers often leads to a crucial diagnostic tool: the rheumatoid factor test. This relatively quick blood analysis serves as a window into the immune ...

Millions worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, including nearly 1.5 million Americans. There is no cure, but prevention ...

GPs do not need to use rheumatoid factor testing as all patients with rheumatoid arthritis are able to be identified on the basis of clinical features alone, claim specialists. Their study found that, ...

A new study by rheumatologists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York has shown that a powerful pro-inflammatory protein, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), can also suppress aspects of inflammation.

Did you know that over 1.7 crore people worldwide are living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)? Shockingly, about 70% of them are and 55% are older than 55 years, according to the World Health ...

NICE highlights that even with a normal acute-phase response, negative anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide [CCP] antibodies or rheumatoid factor, an urgent referral should be made if any of the ...

Around 18 million people suffered from rheumatoid arthritis in 2009, and 70% of them were women. Often considered a condition affecting only the elderly, it can have a profound impact on young adults.