Rheumatic Diseases

Researchers identify new target for rheumatoid arthritis
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… Researchers identify new target for rheumatoid arthritis   

 

Newly approved oral medication slows rheumatoid arthritis joint damage
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… Newly approved oral medication slows rheumatoid arthritis joint damage   

 

Rush University Medical Center scientists home in on cause of osteoarthritis pain
Dec 30 12

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center, in collaboration with researchers at Northwestern University, have identified a molecular mechanism central to the development of osteoarthritis… Rush University Medical Center scientists home in on cause of osteoarthritis pain   

 

Rheumatoid arthritis patients can get gout too, Mayo Clinic Study finds
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… Rheumatoid arthritis patients can get gout too, Mayo Clinic Study finds   

 

More doctors use ultrasound to diagnose, manage rheumatic diseases
Oct 29 12

More rheumatologists are embracing musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) to diagnose and manage rheumatic diseases. In response, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) assembled a task… More doctors use ultrasound to diagnose, manage rheumatic diseases   

 

Can a few cherries a day keep gout away?
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… Can a few cherries a day keep gout away?   

 

Eating Cherries Lowers Your Gout Attack Risk
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 Your Gout Attack Risk   

 

Gout guidelines arm patients and physicians with tools to fight painful disease
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… Gout guidelines arm patients and physicians with tools to fight painful disease   

 

Learning requires rhythmical activity of neurons
Sep 26 12

The hippocampus represents an important brain structure for learning. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich discovered how it filters electrical… Learning requires rhythmical activity of neurons   

 

Raised antibody levels linked to greater long term risk of rheumatoid arthritis
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… Raised antibody levels linked to greater long term risk of rheumatoid arthritis   

 

Infections in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Mayo Clinic study finds way to pinpoint risk
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… Infections in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Mayo Clinic study finds way to pinpoint risk   

 

Cancer screening rates comparable for those with and without rheumatoid arthritis
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… Cancer screening rates comparable for those with and without rheumatoid arthritis   

 

Smoking negatively affects response to anti-TNF treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
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… Smoking negatively affects response to anti-TNF treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis   

 

Scientists identify new target to battle rheumatoid arthritis
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… Scientists identify new target to battle rheumatoid arthritis   

 

Tofacitinib Recommended for FDA Approval to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
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… Tofacitinib Recommended for FDA Approval to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis   

 

Regulatory Immune Cell Diversity Tempers Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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… Regulatory Immune Cell Diversity Tempers Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis   

 

Biologic Saves Joints in Psoriatic Arthritis
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… Biologic Saves Joints in Psoriatic Arthritis   

 

Children with juvenile arthritis have higher rates of bacterial infection
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… Children with juvenile arthritis have higher rates of bacterial infection   

 

Rheumatic heart disease is significantly under-treated in Africa and India
Apr 22 12

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is significantly under-treated in Africa and India according to the preliminary findings of a new global study presented today at… Rheumatic heart disease is significantly under-treated in Africa and India   

 

New Guidelines Focus on Early RA Treatment
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… New Guidelines Focus on Early RA Treatment   

 

Mortality Up in RA when Statins Stopped
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… Mortality Up in RA when Statins Stopped   

 

Stopping statin therapy increases risk of death for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Mar 28 12

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. According… Stopping statin therapy increases risk of death for rheumatoid arthritis patients   

 

Cold-water baths may soothe aches, risks
Feb 21 12

Taking a dip in a tub of cold water after exercising may prevent muscle soreness, but a new look at past research says little… Cold-water baths may soothe aches, risks   

 

Few rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials compare drugs: study
Feb 18 12

To test whether a new drug is an improvement over existing treatments, the ideal clinical trial would compare the medications head to head, but… Few rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials compare drugs: study   

 

Exercise in early 20s may lower risk of osteoporosis
Feb 14 12

Physical exercise in the early twenties improves bone development and may reduce the risk of fractures later in life, reveals a study of more… Exercise in early 20s may lower risk of osteoporosis   

 
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