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Type of Rheumatoid Arthritis Medication May Increase Risk for Shingles
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 17 09
Use of certain medications known as monoclonal anti– tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) antibodies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis appears to be associated…
New Surgical Option for Wrist Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Surgery • Feb 14 09
Breaking a fall, such as a tumble on the sidewalk, with your hands and wrists is everyone’s natural reflex. But, if you fall hard…
High uric acid raises risk of death in adults
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 13 09
In middle-aged Chinese adults, high blood levels of uric acid are a strong predictor of death from cardiovascular disease, stroke and all causes, according…
Gene therapy promising for rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Genetics • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 03 09
Researchers have successfully used gene therapy to substantially reduce joint pain in two patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
These data “provide the first…
No Proven Role for Diet in Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Dieting • Jan 28 09
A new review finds no definitive connection between diet and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the lining…
Kids with arthritis benefit from early treatment
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 19 09
In children with arthritis, the time from diagnosis to the start of treatment with methotrexate appears to be an important predictor of their…
Leflunomide effective as co-therapy in RA
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 16 09
The immune-modulating drug leflunomide is effective as co-therapy with drugs that block the inflammation-producing protein TNF in people with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a…
Depression, pain may accompany chronic Lyme disease
• Arthritis • • Depression • • Rheumatic Diseases • Dec 26 08
Depression and the chronic pain syndrome fibromyalgia are common in patients who suffer from chronic Lyme disease and seem to correlate with poor functional…
Rheumatoid arthritis therapy has improved steadily
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Dec 16 08
The health status of people with rheumatoid arthritis improved between 1994 and 2004, according to a new study. The researchers suggest this is most…
One in Ten Americans Suffers Arthritis Pain
• Arthritis • Nov 06 08
Approximately 21 million Americans – 9.5 percent of adults 18 and older – either visited or called a doctor for a prescription to reduce…
New Therapeutic Target Identified for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 05 08
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a potential new therapeutic target that could be used to treat inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid…
Early infections may increase arthritis risk
• Arthritis • • Infections • Oct 28 08
Babies with serious infections during their first year of life appear more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis at an early age, Swedish researchers said…
Treatment Guidelines for Psoriatic Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 27 08
Rheumatologists, dermatologists, and patient advocates have come together to publish the first-ever international guidelines for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, a disease that mainly…
One in 10 Adults Is Treated for Arthritis
• Arthritis • Oct 27 08
AHRQ News and Numbers: One in 10 adults treated for arthritis
Approximately 21 million Americans – 9.5 percent of adults 18 and older –…
New Therapy May Fight Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 26 08
A clinical trial of a novel drug known as tanezumab has shown that treatment once every eight weeks significantly reduces pain in patients with…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Affect Your Pearly Whites
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 26 08
People with rheumatoid arthritis may be at increased risk for periodontal disease, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology…
Arthritis Therapy Keeps Children in School
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • Oct 26 08
Children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis may miss fewer days of school when treated with abatacept, according to research presented this week at the American…
Safety Data on Treatments for Juvenile Arthritis Released
• Arthritis • • Respiratory Problems • Oct 26 08
Etanercept and methotrexate are shown to be safe and effective for long-term, continuous treatment of juvenile arthritis, according to research presented this week at…
If You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis and You Smoke, Listen Up
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 26 08
Tossing your cigarettes may help control your rheumatoid arthritis, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting…
People with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Type 2 Diabetes Share Same Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
• Arthritis • • Diabetes • • Heart • Oct 26 08
The risk of cardiovascular disease in people with rheumatoid arthritis is just as high as the risk in people with type 2 diabetes, according…
Call for new standards of care in arthritis/rheumatism
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 13 08
An online survey for World Arthritis Day (WAD), completed by over 3,600* respondents revealed that access to psychological support and self-management courses could help…
Glucosamine and chondroitin don’t slow arthritis
• Arthritis • Sep 30 08
Two hugely popular supplements used to fight arthritis and joint pain, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, do not seem to work any better than placebo…
New test to diagnose osteoarthritis early
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Aug 21 08
A newly developed medical imaging technology may provide doctors with a long-awaited test for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA), scientists from New York reported…
Heavy birthweight increases risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 30 08
People who have a birthweight over 10 pounds are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis when they are adults compared to individuals born…
Regular Tipple May Curb Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Arthritis • Jun 05 08
Alcohol cuts the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to 50%, reveals research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic…