Rheumatic Diseases

Advisers recommend Human Genome lupus drug

The first new lupus treatment in half a century moved closer to U.S. approval on Tuesday as an advisory panel endorsed a potential blockbuster…    

Common Adult Vaccinations Do Not Increase The Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis

Common adult vaccinations are not associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to research presented this week at the American College…    

New ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria May Identify Rheumatoid Arthritis In At-Risk People Prior to Clinical Presentation

Rheumatoid arthritis researchers are using the 2010 ACR/EULAR Rheumatoid Arthritis Classification Criteria in hopes of improving the ability to identify people with the RA…    

Gout in Women: a Not So Sweet Outcome of Sugar-Sweetened Drinks

Women who consume fructose-rich beverages, such as sugar-sweetened soft drinks and orange juice, are at an increased risk for gout, according to research presented…    

New Study Links Inflammation to Plaque Buildup In the Arteries of People with Rheumatoid Arthritis

New data presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta show that systemic inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis disease…    

Bacteria Inside One’s Own Body Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Diseases

The Body Against Itself: Bacteria Inside One’s Own Body Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Diseases

Researchers are using 21st-century…    

You May Have Inherited Your Bad Feet

Foot disorders might be passed down from one generation to the next, according research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual…    

Georgetown study: Scleroderma dramatically under-diagnosed with commercial screening method

New research from Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) suggests that up to 40 percent of scleroderma patients will not be correctly diagnosed with…    

Drinking coffee lowers risk of gout in older women

A few cups of java every day over many years cuts the risk of gout in postmenopausal women in half, Boston researchers report.

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Novel autoantibodies identified in patients with necrotizing myopathy

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have identified a subgroup of patients with necrotizing myopathy who have a novel autoantibody specificity that…    

New way of classifying rheumatoid arthritis aimed at identifying the disease earlier

The American College of Rheumatology today announced the release of revised classification criteria (created in collaboration with the European League Against Rheumatism) for rheumatoid…    

Adherence to recommended exercise improves physical function, reduces pain for OA patients

Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip who adhere to the recommended home physical therapy exercises and physically active lifestyle experience more…    

Majority of Ontarians suffering from rheumatoid arthritis not receiving needed speciality care

Nearly 60 per cent of Ontarians with rheumatoid arthritis — an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints — were not seen…    

Aerobic exercise safe and effective for rheumatoid arthritis patients

Researchers from the University of Grenoble Medical School in France determined that cardio-respiratory aerobic exercise is safe for patients with stable rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…    

Chinese systemic lupus erythematosus data reveal differences in epidemiology across continents

The Chinese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Treatment and Research Group (CSTAR) announced interim epidemiological information on SLE patients in China today at EULAR 2010,…    

Women who consume large amounts of tea have increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Women who drink tea have an increased risk of developing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) compared with those who drink none (p=0.04), according to results presented…    

Vitamin D deficiency confirmed as common across a range of rheumatic conditions

Rome, Italy, Friday 18 June 2010: Two separate studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with a range of rheumatic…    

Sex lives of patients are negatively affected by rheumatoid arthritis and SLE

Rome, Italy, Friday 18 June 2010: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients from Brazil and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients from France report that their rheumatic…    

Rheumatoid arthritis incidence on the rise in women

The incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in women has risen during the period of 1995 to 2007, according to a newly published study by…    

Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: What to Look for in Studies Using Carotid Ultrasound

Studies of myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have consistently found that their incidence is at least…    

Pregnant Adolescents and Youth with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Can New Data Inform Our Approach to Young Women with SLE?

Pregnancy in women under the age of 20 years has been the norm for most of history. Changes that include increased control of reproduction…    

New mutant genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis

A large study of European populations has uncovered seven new clusters of defective genes that may be responsible for rheumatoid arthritis, a painful…    

Obesity associated with increased risk of fibromyalgia

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found an association between the level of leisure time physical exercise and a future…    

New Pathway Involved in Rheumatoid Arthritis Identified

Investigators from Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a pathway involved in turning off inflammation that does not work properly in people with…    

BUSPH study links rheumatoid arthritis to vitamin D deficiency

Women living in the northeastern United States are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suggesting a link between the autoimmune disease and vitamin…