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mopinko

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7. humira also treats crohn's disease.

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 29, 2020, 07:42 PM

Apr 2020

it targets a immune factor called tnf, tumor necrosing factor. cancer killer. that's why so many have cancer warnings. the same factor that attacks cartilage in ra targets the intestines in crohns. other ai diseases have similar shared roots but different targets.

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Effective treatment of severe COVID-19 patients with tocilizumab [View all] Yonnie3 Apr 2020 OP

Thank you for finding this. Mike 03 Apr 2020 #1

i've been wondering about humabs. mopinko Apr 2020 #2

Arthritis drugs Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #4

another thing entirely. mopinko Apr 2020 #5

I though your question was what was this drug, tocilizumab used for. Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #6

humira also treats crohn's disease. mopinko Apr 2020 #7

Was just listening to the doctors at NYU Langone Medical Center Mike 03 Apr 2020 #3