Her copious notetaking helped to show which of the disease's early features - the type of joint inflammation, for example - could predict these graver outcomes.

This reacts with free radicals that can cause tissue damage and joint inflammation, nullifying their effect and therefore helping to reduce the pain of arthritis.

This can trigger a sudden painful episode of severe joint inflammation, described by many female sufferers as worse than childbirth, which then settles back to normal within a week.

It could be caused by arthritic joint inflammation leading to a hardening of the arteries.

The supernutrients that celery contains, such as pthalides, may help joint inflammations, such as rheumatoid arthritis.