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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 National Institutes of Health have supported research into acupuncture. This has shown that acupuncture significantly reduced pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, when used as a complement to conventional therapies.
The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.