RHEUM || Rheumatoid Arthritis

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

Calcium supplements not linked to coronary artery calcification in RA patients

Posted on: 10/04/2015 - 19:27

For patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking oral calcium supplements, higher levels of calcium in the bloodstream were not associated with an increa... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Treat-to-target approach for RA has cardiovascular benefits

Posted on: 24/03/2015 - 20:36

Rheumatoid arthritis patients have a significantly reduced risk of cardiovascular events if their disease is under control, based on an analysis of da... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: True remission necessary before tapering or discontinuing RA drugs

Posted on: 24/02/2015 - 18:48

MAUI, HAWAII– Discontinuing medications when rheumatoid arthritis patients are doing well is a hot topic in rheumatology lately, but it’s tricky. ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

What’s new with methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 24/02/2015 - 17:45

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Can an old rheumatoid arthritis drug – like an old dog – learn new tricks? When that drug is methotrexate, the answer is def... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Rituximab for RA: Think like a European

Posted on: 24/02/2015 - 14:50

SNOWMASS, COLO. – When it comes to prescribing rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, maybe it’s time to think like a European. In res... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

RA risk lowered by recent gastrointestinal and urogenital infections

Posted on: 04/02/2015 - 23:30

People with gastrointestinal or urogenital infections in the 2 years prior to answering a questionnaire had significantly lower odds of having rheumat... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

RA risk lowered by recent gastrointestinal and urogenital infections

Posted on: 04/02/2015 - 23:30

People with gastrointestinal or urogenital infections in the 2 years prior to answering a questionnaire had significantly lower odds of having rheumat... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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