1. Rheumatoid Arthritis
By: Marina McAninch

2. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Definition: a type of chronic arthritis that can occur in all of the joints in a persons body that can cause wide spread pain and inflammation.
This disease is more commonly known as RA

3. Signs and Symptoms: The main signs and symptoms are:
Joint pain and swelling
Stiffness
Fatigue

4. Signs and Symptoms: Some signs and symptoms are: Slight fever
Weight loss
Weight gain
Depression

5. Signs and Symptoms: Some signs and symptoms are: Muscle weakness
Hoarseness
Painful lumps under the skin

6. Signs and Symptoms: Some signs and symptoms are: Eye pain or redness
Shortness of breath
Chest pain
Dry eyes

7. Signs and Symptoms: Some signs and symptoms are:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Some symptoms come in episodes or flares
No two people will have the exact same symptoms or signs

8. Prevent and Control
You can not prevent this disease but it can be controlled my medications used by many cancer patients and other medications. There are medications that will ease some of the pain and swelling but it will not go away.

9. Medical Advances:
There are clinical trials around the world to try and find a cause or a medication that will help but as of right now there is no new medical advances.

10. Insurance Companies and Support Groups:
The insurance companies cover some of the costs but the prescriptions still have steep copays.
There are many support groups through Facebook and through different hospitals.

11. Work Cited
Appleby, Julie. “Got Insurance? You Still May Pay Steep Price For Prescriptions.” WebMD. WebMD,LLC, May 2015.
“Clinical Trial Information.”CDC. CDC,LLC, Web. 6 May 2015.
“What Is Rheumatiod Arthritis?” WebMD. WebMD,LLC, 10 Oct Web. 6 May 2015.