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About Karen Brawner
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I can answer questions regarding osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. I can also answer questions regarding other autoimmune diseases of which rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease.

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I have a family history of rheumatoid arthritis and I myself suffer from osteoarthritis. I also suffer from systemic sclerosis and CREST syndrome which are also autoimmune disease (rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease.)

 
   

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Rheumatology (including Arthritis) - rheumatoid-osteoarthritis


Expert: Karen Brawner - 9/13/2004

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please give me information on these diseases, and perhaps an effective medicine to treat this and also prescriptions to treat this.  please email a website concerning good prescriptions.

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Dear Shirley,   Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disease and is diagnosed by having a blood test called Rheumatoid Factor (RF for short).....  Osteoarthritis is an arthritis that is caused by the wearing down of the cartiledge between the joints do to age, work, sports etc....

Here is a web site that will help your with both type of arthritis and treatments and symptoms....

http://arthritis.about.com/

Thank you,   karen

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