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Antibiotic exposure could increase the risk of juvenile arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jul 20 15

Antibiotic exposure could increase the risk of juvenile arthritis

Taking antibiotics may increase the risk that a child will develop juvenile arthritis, according to a study from Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania and… Antibiotic exposure could increase the risk of juvenile arthritis   

 
 

High-pressure oxygen can effectively treat fibromyalgia
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jul 14 15

High-pressure oxygen can effectively treat fibromyalgia'

Fibromyalgia is almost impossible to diagnose. The chronic pain syndrome strikes an estimated 1 in 70 Americans, most of them women. The disorder is… High-pressure oxygen can effectively treat fibromyalgia   

 
 

Patients with moderate RA as likely to need joint surgery as those with high disease
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 10 15

Patients with moderate RA as likely to need joint surgery as those with high disease

The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2015) Press Conference showed that patients with Rheumatoid… Patients with moderate RA as likely to need joint surgery as those with high disease   

 
 

Poor sleep, negative attitude amplify pain in knee osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 04 15

Poor sleep, negative attitude amplify pain in knee osteoarthritis

A new study reports that patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who have poor sleep habits display greater central sensitization - an amplification of clinical… Poor sleep, negative attitude amplify pain in knee osteoarthritis   

 
 

Febuxostat More Effective Than Allopurinol at Usual Doses
• Rheumatic Diseases • May 27 15

Febuxostat More Effective Than Allopurinol at Usual Doses

The 2012 American College of Rheumatology gout treatment guidelines recommend titration of urate-lowering medication doses to achieve target serum uric acid (sUA) levels of… Febuxostat More Effective Than Allopurinol at Usual Doses   

 
 

Research ‘challenges assumption that arthritis patients take their medication regularly’
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 26 15

Research challenges assumption that arthritis patients take their medication regularly

New UK research has challenged the assumption that people with rheumatoid arthritis always take their medication as prescribed.

Researchers from the Arthritis Research UK… Research ‘challenges assumption that arthritis patients take their medication regularly’   

 
 

Team publishes findings about compound with potential for treating rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 22 15

Team publishes findings about compound with potential for treating rheumatoid arthritis

Montana State University researchers and their collaborators have published their findings about a chemical compound that shows potential for treating rheumatoid arthritis.

The paper… Team publishes findings about compound with potential for treating rheumatoid arthritis   

 
 

Rheumatoid arthritis patients at increased risk of surprise heart attack
• Arthritis • • Heart • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 04 15

Rheumatoid arthritis patients at increased risk of surprise heart attack

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of a surprise heart attack, according to new research presented today at ICNC 12 by Dr… Rheumatoid arthritis patients at increased risk of surprise heart attack   

 
 

Gene variants show potential in predicting rheumatoid arthritis disease outcomes
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Apr 29 15

Gene variants show potential in predicting rheumatoid arthritis disease outcomes

Arthritis Research UK-funded scientists at The University of Manchester have identified a new way in which genotyping can be used to predict disease outcomes… Gene variants show potential in predicting rheumatoid arthritis disease outcomes   

 
 

Is painful knee and hand osteoarthritis in women associated with excess mortality?
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 27 15

Is painful knee and hand osteoarthritis in women associated with excess mortality

Research looking at risk of early mortality of British middle-aged women and osteoarthritis was presented today at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and… Is painful knee and hand osteoarthritis in women associated with excess mortality?   

 
 

Researchers find gene that confirms existence of psoriatic arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 05 15

Researchers find gene that confirms existence of psoriatic arthritis

PsA is a common form of inflammatory form of arthritis causing pain and stiffness in joints and tendons that can lead to joint damage.… Researchers find gene that confirms existence of psoriatic arthritis   

 
 

Early knee arthritis symptoms first felt when using stairs
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 20 15

Early knee arthritis symptoms first felt when using stairs

People who suffer from knee pain when using the stairs may be experiencing the early symptoms of osteoarthritis, according to a new study by… Early knee arthritis symptoms first felt when using stairs   

 
 

Family Hx Still Independent Risk Factor for RA
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Dec 08 14

Family Hx Still Independent Risk Factor for RA

The familial risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cannot be explained fully by established genetic and environmental RA risk factors, so family history remains an… Family Hx Still Independent Risk Factor for RA   

 
 

Hip replacement an excellent option for young juvenile arthritis patients
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 17 14

Hip replacement an excellent option for young juvenile arthritis patients

When you think of hip replacement surgery, you generally envision an older adult with painful osteoarthritis. But the procedure is also used for younger… Hip replacement an excellent option for young juvenile arthritis patients   

 
 

Blocking one receptor on cells could halt rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 11 14

Blocking one receptor on cells could halt rheumatoid arThritis

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have shown for the first time how the activation of a receptor provokes… Blocking one receptor on cells could halt rheumatoid arthritis   

 
 

6,000 steps a day keeps knee OA limitations away
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 12 14

6,000 steps a day keeps knee OA limitations away

A new study shows that walking reduces risk of functional limitation associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA). In fact, the study funded in part by… 6,000 steps a day keeps knee OA limitations away   

 
 

Weight could be a factor in treating rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • • Weight Loss • May 26 14

Weight could be a factor in treating rheUmatoid arthritis

People who are overweight when they are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis are less likely to be able to control the disease well in… Weight could be a factor in treating rheumatoid arthritis   

 
 

Genetics can explain why infections can trigger rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 27 14

Genetics can explain why infections can trigger rheumatoid Arthritis

A new international study has revealed how genetics could explain why different environmental exposures can trigger the onset of different forms of rheumatoid arthritis.

… Genetics can explain why infections can trigger rheumatoid arthritis   
 
 

Same-day double knee replacement safe for select rheumatoid arthritis patients
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 15 14

Same-day double knee replacement safe for select rheumatoid Arthritis patients

Same-day bilateral knee replacement surgery is safe for select patients with rheumatoid arthritis, researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery in New York have found.

… Same-day double knee replacement safe for select rheumatoid arthritis patients   
 
 

Herbal cannabis not recommended for rheumatology patients
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 03 14

Herbal cannabis not recommended for rheumatology patients

Patients with rheumatic conditions are in need of symptom relief and some are turning to herbal cannabis as a treatment option. However, the effectiveness… Herbal cannabis not recommended for rheumatology patients   

 
 

Poor sleep linked to widespread pain
• Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 19 14

Poor sleep linked to widespread pain

Regularly feeling tired and worn out after a night’s sleep was the strongest predictor of also developing widespread pain in a new study of… Poor sleep linked to widespread pain   

 
 

Could restless sleep cause widespread pain in older folks?
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 13 14

Could restless sleep cause widespread pain in older folks

Researchers in the U.K. report that non-restorative sleep is the strongest, independent predictor of widespread pain onset among adults over the age of 50.… Could restless sleep cause widespread pain in older folks?   

 
 

All alcohol, even wine, raises risk of gout flare-ups: study
• Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 01 14

All alcohol, even wine, raises risk of gout flare-ups

Bad news for gout sufferers who enjoy drinking the fruit of the vine - new research finds that all types of alcohol, even previously… All alcohol, even wine, raises risk of gout flare-ups: study   

 
 

40 new areas in DNA that increase rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Dec 28 13

40 new areas in DNA that increase rheumatoid arthritis

An international team of researchers has found more than 40 new areas in DNA that increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.

The work is… 40 new areas in DNA that increase rheumatoid arthritis   

 
 

Rheumatoid arthritis research shows the potential of large-scale genetic studies for drug discovery
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Dec 25 13

Rheumatoid aRthritis research shows the potential of large-scale genetic studies for drug discovery

The results of the largest international study to date into the genetic basis of rheumatoid arthritis shed light on the biology of the disease… Rheumatoid arthritis research shows the potential of large-scale genetic studies for drug discovery   

 
 
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