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Is there a complete cure for rheumatoid arthritis?

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No: At this point there is no complete "cure" for rheumatoid arthritis although there are several medicines that are currently available to minimize the symptoms and long term degeneration caused by ra.

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Answered 2/3/2015

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No: Unfortunately not yet but with newer medications we are able to achieve the goal of remission much more often than decades ago.

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