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In most climates, 8 to 10 glasses of water per day is recommended for adults. The best indicator for adequate fluid intake is frequent, clear urination.
Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
Aspirin is the most widely used drug in the world. It has even been recognized as such by the Guinness Book of World Records.