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Researchers identify new target for rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 26 13
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a potential new target for drugs to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a protein known…
Newly approved oral medication slows rheumatoid arthritis joint damage
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 24 13
A Phase 3 clinical trial demonstrates that tofacitinib improves disease activity and inhibits progression of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who did…
Western University researchers make breakthrough in arthritis research
• Arthritis • Dec 04 12
Researchers at Western University have made a breakthrough that could lead to a better understanding of a common form of arthritis that, until now,…
Rheumatoid arthritis patients can get gout too, Mayo Clinic Study finds
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 11 12
Refuting a belief long held by many physicians, a Mayo Clinic study found that rheumatoid arthritis patients also can get gout. The research is…
Vitamin D Tied to Arthritis Pain in Blacks
• Arthritis • • Pain • Nov 09 12
The greater degree of pain reported by blacks with knee osteoarthritis may relate to their low levels of vitamin D, a cross-sectional study suggested.
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Can a few cherries a day keep gout away?
• Arthritis • • Dieting • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 13 12
Cherries may no longer be for just topping off ice cream sundaes; in a new study of people with gout, eating the fruit was…
Eating Cherries Lowers Your Gout Attack Risk
• Arthritis • • Food & Nutrition • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 30 12
Eating cherries over a two-day period reduced the risk of gout attacks by 35%, according to a new study led by Boston University (BU)…
Eating cherries lowers risk of gout attacks by 35%
• Arthritis • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 28 12
A new study found that patients with gout who consumed cherries over a two-day period showed a 35% lower risk of gout attacks compared…
Gout guidelines arm patients and physicians with tools to fight painful disease
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 28 12
Gout is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis, affecting nearly 4% of adult Americans. Newly approved guidelines that educate patients in…
Raised antibody levels linked to greater long term risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 06 12
Men and women with raised levels of an antibody known as rheumatoid factor in their blood have up to a 26-fold greater long term…
Infections in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Mayo Clinic study finds way to pinpoint risk
• Arthritis • • Infections • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 05 12
Rheumatoid arthritis alone is painful and disabling, but it also puts patients at higher risk of death. The greater susceptibility to infections that accompanies…
New attack on pain
• Arthritis • • Pain • Aug 22 12
The research relates to a family of molecules firstly discovered in Melbourne that applied to blood cell development. One of these, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating…
Black arthritis patients get fewer potent drugs
• Arthritis • Aug 04 12
Black people with rheumatoid arthritis are less likely than whites to be on powerful drugs that ward off further joint damage and disability, according…
Cancer screening rates comparable for those with and without rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Cancer • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jul 10 12
New research reveals that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients do not receive fewer cancer screening tests than the general population. Results of the study, funded…
Arthritis therapy tied to liver injury cases
• Arthritis • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 18 12
A “medical food” sold as an arthritis treatment may have caused four cases of temporary liver damage, researchers reported Monday.
The product in question…
Smoking negatively affects response to anti-TNF treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 08 12
A new study presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, reinforces current thinking that smoking negatively affects…
Juvenile arthritis patients may have issues maintaining employment as adults
• Arthritis • May 31 12
As children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) grow into adulthood, disability due to disease may adversely affect their ability to achieve educational success. Findings…
Scientists identify new target to battle rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 20 12
A new study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery identifies the mechanism by which a cell signaling pathway contributes to the development…
Tofacitinib Recommended for FDA Approval to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 09 12
The Arthritis Advisory Committee to the U.S. FDA has voted 8-2 to recommend approval of tofacitinib for the treatment of adult patients with moderately…
Regulatory Immune Cell Diversity Tempers Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 08 12
Untangling the root cause of rheumatoid arthritis has been a difficult task for immunologists, as decades of research has pointed to multiple culprits in…
Biologic Saves Joints in Psoriatic Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 02 12
Patients with psoriatic arthritis had minimal structural changes in their joints with golimumab through 2 years of treatment, a researcher reported here.
The mean…
Children with juvenile arthritis have higher rates of bacterial infection
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Apr 30 12
Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have higher rates of hospitalized bacterial infection than children without JIA according to an observational study appearing in…
Statins Slowed Progression of Arthritis
• Arthritis • Apr 10 12
Statin use may reduce the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee, although not of the hip, a prospective Dutch study suggested.
During approximately 6.5…
New Guidelines Focus on Early RA Treatment
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Apr 02 12
As a response to the rapidly changing world of rheumatoid arthritis treatment, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has issued an update to its…
Mortality Up in RA when Statins Stopped
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 29 12
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who stop taking their statins are at greatly increased risk of death, a longitudinal study found.
After adjustment for variables…