Anti-inflammatory medications are a cornerstone of treatment for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) but your diet also is important. Eating foods that suppress inflammation may help prevent ...

Can you tell me more about this disease, and can he recover from it or live with it? -- D.D. ANSWER: Both RA and MCTD are rheumatologic diseases that affect many systems of the body. MCTD is often ...

Mixed connective tissue disease is a complicated disease. Because it has symptoms of other disorders, it is considered an ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband, who is 71, has been having some short-term memory problems over the past two years. We recently saw his primary doctor, who asked him some questions and had him do a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My son is being tested for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) due to joint pain. Can you tell me more about this disease, and can he recover from ...

Kris said that apart from her existing health concerns, she is also “exhibiting confirmatory symptoms” for Polymyositis and mixed connective tissue disease. The Johns Hopkins Medicine defines ...

Dr. Roach: My son is being tested for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) due to joint pain. Can you tell me more about this disease, and can he recover from it or ...