BOSTON – A diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis doubled the risk of death from any cause over the risk for those without RA, based on 34 years of follow-up data from women in the Nurses’ Health...
Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for 14 days more than doubled the risk of serious bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation, and it increased the risk of thromboembolism by 36%,...
BOSTON– Current running or a history of running did not raise the odds of knee osteoarthritis in the first population-based study of runners.
Until this cross-sectional analysis of participants in...
BOSTON – Treat to target in both early and established rheumatoid arthritis, recommended the authors of American College of Rheumatology draft guidelines on the management of RA.
The new ACR...
BOSTON– A history of current or past running did not contribute to a higher odds of developing knee osteoarthritis and may even have a slight protective effect, researchers found in a cross-sectional...
AMSTERDAM – Certolizumab pegol maintained significant improvement in dermatologic outcomes in psoriatic arthritis patients through 96 weeks of treatment in the phase III RAPID-PsA trial.
Moreover,...
BOSTON– A bundle of eight measures was effective in improving the quality of rheumatoid arthritis care while reducing costs, Dr. Eric D. Newman reported at the annual meeting of the American College...
BOSTON – Improvements in pain, stiffness, and physical function that occur with the addition of exercise therapy or manual therapy to usual care for patients at all stages of osteoarthritis extended...
BOSTON – Exercise therapy or manual therapy provide benefits for improving osteoarthritis symptoms and physical function that go over and above what is obtained with usual care alone, according to...
Children born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to be born prematurely and have a lower birth weight than are those born to mothers without the condition, according to a Danish...
