Rheumatology

Concurrent fibromyalgia intensifies ankylosing spondylitis symptoms

Posted on: 01/08/2016 - 21:16

DENVER – Fibromyalgia syndrome commonly occurred in patients with ankylosing spondylitis who were reviewed at one U.S. center, and when the two coex... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Minimal disease activity criteria sought for axial spondyloarthritis

Posted on: 28/07/2016 - 18:22

DENVER – U.S. rheumatologists plan to develop new criteria to define minimal disease activity in patients with axial spondyloarthritis to better gau... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Experts offer blueprint for transitioning youth with neurologic conditions

Posted on: 27/07/2016 - 21:00

Hard science on how to effectively transition pediatric patients with neurologic conditions to adult care is almost nonexistent. A new consensus state... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

TNF inhibitors slow hip deterioration in ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 27/07/2016 - 17:20

DENVER – Treatment with a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor strongly linked with protection against progressive hip deterioration in observational dat... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Routine cardiac screening in spondyloarthritis shown unneeded

Posted on: 25/07/2016 - 22:37

DENVER – The largest controlled assessment of structural cardiac disease in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) failed to show any excess ab... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Psoriatic arthritis patients face more endocrine comorbidities

Posted on: 23/07/2016 - 21:40

MIAMI – Diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, Cushing’s disease, and osteoporosis occur more frequently in people with psoriatic arthritis than in co... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Weight loss boosts TNFi’s psoriatic arthritis efficacy

Posted on: 23/07/2016 - 16:31

DENVER – Weight loss enhances responsiveness of patients with psoriatic arthritis to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and should be part of routine ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Abatacept autoinjector approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 22/07/2016 - 18:53

An autoinjector for subcutaneously administering abatacept (Orencia) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of rheuma... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Biosimilars balance reduced cost against nonmedical-switching fear

Posted on: 15/07/2016 - 23:00

Two days of discussions in mid-July at a Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee meeting that judged the merits of two biosimilar agents under... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

FDA advisory panel unanimously backs biosimilars for Humira, Enbrel

Posted on: 14/07/2016 - 00:18

The Food and Drug Administration’s Arthritis Advisory Committee, together with an added complement of dermatologists and gastroenterologists, unanim... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Concurrent fibromyalgia intensifies ankylosing spondylitis symptoms

VIDEO: Minimal disease activity criteria sought for axial spondyloarthritis

Experts offer blueprint for transitioning youth with neurologic conditions

TNF inhibitors slow hip deterioration in ankylosing spondylitis

Routine cardiac screening in spondyloarthritis shown unneeded

Psoriatic arthritis patients face more endocrine comorbidities

Weight loss boosts TNFi’s psoriatic arthritis efficacy

Abatacept autoinjector approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis

Biosimilars balance reduced cost against nonmedical-switching fear

FDA advisory panel unanimously backs biosimilars for Humira, Enbrel

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