Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, destructive, autoimmune joint disease that affects one to two million Americans (or approximately 1% of the population of the United States). This disease can strike at any age and affects roughly three times as many women as men (http://ww2. arthritis.org/conditions/DiseaseCenter/RA/ra_who.asp). Symptoms include joint stiffness, swelling, and pain, as well as...