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Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure – but researchers are homing in on preventing it

  • Written by Kevin Deane, Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure – but researchers are homing in on preventing itGentle massaging can help ease the joint pain and swelling from rheumatoid arthritis.Toa55/iStock via Getty Images Plus

More than 18 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, including nearly 1.5 million Americans.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, inflammatory form of arthritis, meaning a person’s immune system attacks...

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