New way of classifying rheumatoid arthritis aimed at identifying the disease earlier
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 10:42
in Health & Medicine
The American College of Rheumatology today announced the release of revised classification criteria (created in collaboration with the European League Against Rheumatism) for rheumatoid arthritis, which will allow the study of treatments for RA at much earlier stages of the disease -before joint damage occurs -ultimately leading to better patient outcomes.