FPN || Rheumatology

VIDEO: Micro RNA biomarkers hint at potential for predicting OA

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 16:10

PARIS – Newly discovered micro RNA molecules found in the blood of patients before they developed severe osteoarthritis may help predict the disease and potentially identify those who would most...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Goserelin helps dodge ovarian failure in ER-breast cancer

Posted on: 30/05/2014 - 22:50

CHICAGO – Adding the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist goserelin (Zoladex) to adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy boosted fertility prospects in premenopausal women with early-stage...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Goserelin helps dodge ovarian failure in ER-breast cancer

Posted on: 30/05/2014 - 22:50

CHICAGO – Adding the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist goserelin (Zoladex) to adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy boosted fertility prospects in premenopausal women with early-stage...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Glucosamine, chondroitin combo found equal to celecoxib for severe knee OA pain

Posted on: 28/05/2014 - 22:30

PARIS – A fixed-dose combination of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate was as good as the cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor celecoxib in relieving moderate to severe knee pain in patients with knee...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Physical therapy failed to improve hip OA

Posted on: 20/05/2014 - 21:00

Physical therapy incorporating manual therapy, exercise, patient education, and in some cases use of an assistive device for walking, failed to lessen pain or improve function in hip osteoarthritis...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Triple therapy topped monotherapy in early rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 22:35

In arithmetic and newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis alike, three is greater than one. Initial triple disease-modifying therapy with either of two glucocorticoid (GC) bridging therapies proved...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Inflammatory ultrasound changes track with hand OA progression

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 21:20

PARIS – Inflammatory ultrasound features in hand osteoarthritis may point clinicians toward patients at higher risk for radiographic progression, a longitudinal study suggests. "We found...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

In obesity and knee OA, weight loss is a big win

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 20:45

PARIS – Weight loss of more than 5% produced clinically meaningful improvements in knee osteoarthritis, even when final body mass index remained high, a large, community-based study has shown. For...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Poor vibratory sense contributes to OA knee instability

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 19:45

PARIS – Impaired vibratory sense and muscle strength may be important risk factors for knee instability in persons with or at risk for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, according to an analysis of a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Poor vibratory sense contributes to OA knee instability

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 19:45

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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