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Knowledge forms the basis to conscious and proactive disease management.
Access scientifically based, easy explained information about your disease, common symptoms, and coping strategies in our blog.

Grundlagenwissen

7 minutes

Symptoms and Comorbidities of rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints. Primary symptoms are noticeable in the musculoskeletal system, but concomitant systemic diseases can also occur.

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Grundlagenwissen

7 minutes

Drug treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Treatment for RA aims to control inflammation, slow the progression of the disease, reduce pain, and maintain the functionality of affected joints. Drug therapy is an essential part of the treatment concept.

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Grundlagenwissen

5 minutes

Biological Therapy

Biologics are a class of drugs that are used, for example, for autoimmune diseases, cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases. Due to their mechanisms of action, they can represent an effective treatment option.

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Grundlagenwissen

4 minutes

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs for short, are analgesics that are used to relieve pain, inflammation, and fever.

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Grundlagenwissen

4 minutes

What is an analgesic?

Analgesics are medicines that are used to reduce or relieve pain. Analgesics can be differentiated according to their potency, site of action and chemical structure.

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Grundlagenwissen

6 minutes

What is fatigue?

Fatigue describes a state of intense and prolonged exhaustion that can manifest on physical and mental levels. Fatigue can occur as a symptom of various diseases or as an independent syndrome.

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Einflussfaktoren

5 minutes

Cortisone - effect and side effects

Cortisone is the inactive precursor of the hormone cortisol. For medical purposes, cortisone is used for rheumatic diseases, allergies, asthma, inflammatory skin diseases and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.

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Einflussfaktoren

6 minutes

Melatonin - the sleep hormone

Melatonin is a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle. The main role of melatonin is to signal to the body when it is time to sleep. As a medication, it can help alleviate sleep problems.

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Einflussfaktoren

5 minutes

Cortisol - More than just the stress hormone

Cortisol is a versatile hormone that fulfils numerous vital functions in the body, including stress response, metabilic functions, sleep-wake-rhythm, blood pressure and immune functions.

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Einflussfaktoren

7 minutes

The circadian rhythm: a human clock

The circadian rhythm is a fundamental biological process that influences important biological processes such as the sleep-wake cycle, hormone production, body temperature and metabolic processes.

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