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OARSI: Bisphosphonate users less likely to undergo knee replacement

Posted on: 12/05/2015 - 17:58

SEATTLE – Women with knee osteoarthritis who took bisphosphonates were 27% less likely to undergo joint replacement surgery than were women who didn... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

BSR: Patient selection key to using rituximab in lupus

Posted on: 12/05/2015 - 17:22

MANCHESTER, U.K. – Although around half of patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) benefit from rituximab treatment at 6 months, ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VA study whittles obesity paradox in RA down to size

Posted on: 08/05/2015 - 14:15

Weight loss is a strong predictor of death in rheumatoid arthritis, with the greatest risk of death in low body mass index patients who were previousl... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

RA susceptibility gene linked with disease severity, treatment response

Posted on: 28/04/2015 - 16:00

Specific haplotypes of the of the HLA-DRB1 gene – well known to confer increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis – proved to be strong, independent ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Etanercept maintenance therapy feasible in some RA patients

Posted on: 27/04/2015 - 13:20

Rheumatoid arthritis patients with low disease activity are less likely to flare if they continue their treatment with etanercept and methotrexate, ev... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Strength of morning RA symptoms are correlated with disease’s activity

Posted on: 23/04/2015 - 22:17

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients’ severity of morning stiffness and morning pain have stronger correlations with their disease’s activity than d... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

RA patients face significant out-of-pocket costs under Medicare

Posted on: 21/04/2015 - 05:01

Medicare Part D recipients with rheumatoid arthritis face an average of over $2,700 per year in out-of-pocket expenses for biologic disease-modifying ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

NSAIDs for depression

Posted on: 20/04/2015 - 20:03

At the risk of stating the obvious, our patients are becoming increasingly complex. Life is prolonged and comorbidities accumulate, creating dizzying ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

New psoriatic arthritis screening tool passes initial validation

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 19:00

The second version of the Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis screen performed well at identifying psoriatic arthritis in 336 psoriasis patients, 131 psoriati... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

New psoriatic arthritis screening tool passes initial validation

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 19:00

The second version of the Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis screen performed well at identifying psoriatic arthritis in 336 psoriasis patients, 131 psoriati... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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