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Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, affects more than 1. The disease can start at any age, but it most often begins between 30 and The cause is a mystery, but it may run in families.

Risk factors include smoking and obesity. Patients suffer from joint pain , stiffness — particularly for a long time in the morning — swelling and loss of joint function. Joints in the hands, wrists and knees are commonly affected, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes. Other symptoms include loss of energy, low fever, loss of appetite and rheumatoid nodules — lumps that grow under the skin in the elbow and hands, according to the American College of Rheumatology.

As the pain got worse, she turned to alcohol, she said. But then Diana, his wife, flew down to Mexico and made it clear that they were Turner even said there was a competition among some of her former co-stars, including Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas and Warren Beatty, to see "who could get me first. In the mid-'90s, Turner's movie career stalled when she was diagnosed with severely painful rheumatoid arthritis, and she ended up turning to alcohol. In the years since, Turner has developed a thriving stage career and worked on the occasional movie project.

She said she specifically chose to take on a role in the new film "Dumb and Dumber," to send a message: "That I had changed and aged. Culture September 19, Kathleen Turner talks being a sex symbol, overcoming alcoholism and aging in Hollywood. Fighting for a comeback, Golden Globes group hires a chief diversity officer. Company Town. The Golden Globes want to make a comeback this year.

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