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Conditions > Rheumatoid Arthritis > Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis > Tips on Living Longer with Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Tips on Living Longer with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Don’t let disease win. Here's how to add a decade to your life

By Denise Lynn Mann

Despite a plethora of promising new rheumatoid arthritis treatments and an emphasis on getting diagnosed earlier, people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do not seem to be living any longer today than they...


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Kirt Holder
18 Aug 2011, 10:48
I take 4-grams of Lovaza per day and it has improved my arms and leg motions 100% from previous time. Lovaza is provided by your doctor via a prescription only. Each cap equals 1-gram. Average cost for a 30day supply is 35.00 here in Texas.
Roger Tadjbakhsh
01 Apr 2011, 15:35
I have a question concerning the May Clinic Study. You mention that "within 10 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis between 1995 and 2000, 29 percent of people in the Mayo Clinic study had died. Only 24 percent of those diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis between 1955 and 1964 died within 10 years of diagnosis."

What was the average age of the people in this study? This is not mentioned in this article correct?

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