ROME – Anti–tumor necrosis factor agents have a slight edge over conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs when it comes to helping psoriatic arthritis patients who are having work issues,...
ROME – Patients with systemic sclerosis who have a range of gastointestinal symptoms and severity have higher amounts of pathogenic bacteria than do normal healthy control patients, according to Dr....
ROME – Tenosynovitis on ultrasound might be the next criterion added to the diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis if it is confirmed as a valid marker for early disease detection, according to...
Mycophenolate mofetil was superior to azathioprine in preventing treatment failure in 227 lupus nephritis patients who initially responded to induction therapy, according to a randomized,...
Psoriasis may play a role in temporomandibular joint disorders, according to an observational study that compared psoriasis patients to individuals without the disorder.
The Italian study,...
A single intradermal injection of autologous modified dendritic cells exposed to citrullinated peptides is safe and has immunoregulatory and anti-inflammatory effects, results of a phase I first...
Three North American nonprofit organizations that invest in scleroderma research are jointly trying to raise awareness about the autoimmune disorder.
Their efforts include posting information and...
SEATTLE – The pain of knee osteoarthritis is not exacerbated by regular exercise such as walking and may actually be relieved by it, according to several findings presented at the World Congress on...
SEATTLE – C-reactive protein is associated with the presence and progression of bone marrow lesions in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to data from a cohort study of 192 patients...
SEATTLE – A new study using an analytic framework grounded in behavior change theory shows several modifiable ways to help patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis to exercise, the most...
