Study reveals that financial conflicts of interest are associated with...
Results demonstrate that 91% of RCTs recording this kind of FCOI achieved a positive - outcome, compared to 66.7% of RCTs without specific FCOI (p=0.02) and adjusting for confounding factors did not...
View ArticleArthritis patients taking newer treatments do not have an overall increased...
Only three percent (n=181) of patients in the study cohort receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor agents (anti-TNFs) for treatment of their arthritis developed a first cancer within nine years and...
View ArticleHealth risk from solvent use by lab technicians
(Medical Xpress) -- Exposure to solvents by medical laboratory workers may be a health risk according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington just published in The Journal of Rheumatology.
View ArticleNew 'bouncer' molecule halts rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered why the immune cells of people with rheumatoid arthritis become hyperactive and attack the joints and bones. The...
View ArticleArthritic knees, but not hips, have robust repair response
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center used new tools they developed to analyze knees and hips and discovered that osteoarthritic knee joints are in a constant state of repair, while hip joints...
View ArticleAmerican College of Rheumatology releases first classification criteria for...
The American College of Rheumatology has released the first classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica aimed at helping physicians identify patients with this condition, which occurs in...
View ArticleFDA panel to weigh second chance for new class of painkillers
(HealthDay) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Monday will weigh the wisdom of allowing new clinical trials of a class of powerful painkillers for osteoarthritis. The drugs may...
View ArticleNew genetic path for scleroderma: Patient biopsies reveal potential new...
A genetic pathway previously known for its role in embryonic development and cancer has been identified as a target for systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, therapy. The finding, discovered by a...
View ArticleNot taking gastroprotective drugs prescribed with anti-inflammatory medicines
To relieve pain, arthritis sufferers are prescribed medications that may include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, both of which can irritate the...
View ArticleResearchers find joint failures potentially linked to oral bacteria
The culprit behind a failed hip or knee replacements might be found in the mouth. DNA testing of bacteria from the fluid that lubricates hip and knee joints had bacteria with the same DNA as the plaque...
View ArticleObesity epidemic fueling rise in rheumatoid arthritis among women
Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are each becoming more common, raising a logical question: Could one have something to do with the other? For women, it appears there is...
View ArticleObesity, exposure to pollutants affect asthma control
(Phys.org) -- Older adults who are obese or exposed to traffic pollutants are more likely to have poorly controlled asthma, according to University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers.
View ArticleInfections in rheumatoid arthritis patients—study finds way to pinpoint risk
Rheumatoid arthritis alone is painful and disabling, but it also puts patients at higher risk of death. The greater susceptibility to infections that accompanies the autoimmune disorder is one reason....
View ArticleUsing antibodies against immune deficiency
Early, intensive therapy with a biotechnologically produced medication can provide significantly faster pain relief for patients with rheumatic joint inflammation. Damage to joints can also be reduced...
View ArticleExtra pounds linked to rheumatoid arthritis risk in women
(HealthDay)—Overweight and obese women are at increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests.
View ArticleACR: Strontium ranelate cuts progression of knee OA
(HealthDay)—The osteoporosis therapeutic strontium ranelate (SrRan) reduces radiographic and radiological progression of knee osteoarthritis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the...
View ArticleA urine test for Kawasaki disease
A set of proteins detected in urine by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital may prove to be the first biomarkers for Kawasaki disease, an uncommon but increasingly prevalent disease which causes...
View ArticleWeb-based QoL tool beneficial in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
(HealthDay)—Children with arthritis who use a Web-based application to monitor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) have more discussions with their rheumatologist about psychosocial issues, and...
View ArticleRheumatism drug also effective at half dose
The treatment of moderately active rheumatoid arthritis with the tumour necrosis factor inhibitor Etanercept achieves excellent success in more than 80 per cent of patients. With this method, the...
View ArticleACR supports patients' access to treatments act of 2013
(HealthDay)—The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has joined the Coalition for Accessible Treatments, in support of the Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2013, which will reduce the...
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