In the United States, a standard drink is any drink that. contains about 0.6 fluid ounces or 14 grams of pure alcohol. Although the drinks below are different sizes, each. contains approximately the same amount of alcohol and counts as a single standard drink. 12 fl oz of. regular.
Psychosomatic rheumatoid arthritis is one theory used to explain why this inflammatory joint disease chooses to affect some people, but not others.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the bodyâs immune system mistakenly attacks the membranes that line the bodyâs joints.The result is inflammation and pain in the joints. RA is a chronic disease that can cause periods of intense activity called flare-ups.his may be why some people develop more than one autoimmune disease. The gene that researchers link specifically to RA is an immune system gene named HLA-DR4. This gene is found in about 30 percent of the general population. Among RA patients of European descent, 60 to 70 percent carry this gene.