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RA patients’ readmission rates after joint replacement are rising

Posted on: 17/10/2014 - 14:20

Rheumatoid arthritis patients who have undergone a hip or knee replacement are more likely to be readmitted to a hospital than are patients with osteoarthritis, according to findings from a large...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Biosimilars poised to make biologics more routine

Posted on: 16/10/2014 - 13:00

The biosimilar age for rheumatology has arrived, and experts expect wider use of previously expensive biologic drugs as biosimilar competition drives prices down and makes biologics more...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Acupuncture failed to reduce chronic knee pain

Posted on: 30/09/2014 - 21:00

Neither traditional nor laser acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture at lessening pain or improving function in patients older than 50 years who have moderate to severe chronic knee...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Federal industry foundations partnership for RA, lupus research awards first grants

Posted on: 24/09/2014 - 22:45

A total of 11 new research grants have been awarded by the National Institutes of Health as part of the first year of funding for the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Rheumatoid Arthritis and...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Apremilast approval expanded to include plaque psoriasis

Posted on: 24/09/2014 - 20:48

The oral phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor apremilast is now indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. On Sept. 23, the manufacturer, Celgene, announced that the Food and Drug...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Minimal disease activity in psoriatic arthritis is a realistic target

Posted on: 16/09/2014 - 20:33

LAS VEGAS – A number of drugs are showing promise for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, but broader improvements are needed with respect to treatment strategies, according to Dr. Iain...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Minimal disease activity in psoriatic arthritis is a realistic target

Posted on: 16/09/2014 - 20:33

LAS VEGAS – A number of drugs are showing promise for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, but broader improvements are needed with respect to treatment strategies, according to Dr. Iain...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Adding MRI bone marrow edema improved diagnosis of early rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 10/09/2014 - 17:30

In patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, combining the 2010 RA classification criteria with bone marrow edema as seen on MRI was a more sensitive and accurate diagnostic approach than using the...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Lupus severity and genotype associated with greater risk of pneumonia

Posted on: 10/09/2014 - 15:50

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are at significantly greater risk of pneumonia compared with the general population, particularly those with more severe disease and those with the FCGR2A...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Psoriatic arthritis patients often changed or stopped treatment

Posted on: 09/09/2014 - 22:55

Patients with psoriatic arthritis who began taking disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs often changed regimens soon afterward, especially if they had started with nonbiologic treatments, researchers...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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