Updated April 27, 2016. Although urinary tract infections (UTIs) are more common in women than in men, millions of urinary tract infections develop in men each year. Infections of the urinary system, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra, can be very serious, and in some cases even life threatening.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease where the immune system attacks the lining of some joints. This cause pain and swelling in those joints.The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not completely understood. We know that it effects women more than men and that it is more common in people that smoke.his cause pain and swelling in those joints. The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is not completely understood. We know that it effects women more than men and that it is more common in people that smoke.
1 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common type of autoimmune arthritis. 2  It is triggered by a faulty immune system (the bodyâs defense system) and affects the wrist and small joints of the hand, including the knuckles and the middle joints of the fingers.ast Facts. 1  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common type of autoimmune arthritis. 2  It is triggered by a faulty immune system (the bodyâs defense system) and affects the wrist and small joints of the hand, including the knuckles and the middle joints of the fingers.