The human monoclonal antibody MOR103, which targets granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, was well tolerated and exhibited a satisfactory safety profile in the first human study assessing...
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Whether a woman with antiphospholipid antibodies meets diagnostic criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome makes a huge difference in her risk of pregnancy failure.
Having...
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Mounting circumstantial evidence points to perturbation of bacterial communities in the gut and skin as important environmental triggers for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
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WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Dermatologists are in a unique position to identify psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis whose musculoskeletal symptoms may be too subtle for them to mention to an...
The National Institutes of Health, 10 biopharmaceutical companies, and several nonprofit organizations have partnered to transform the current model for identifying and validating the most promising...
SNOWMASS, COLO. – Colchicine, a venerable drug Hippocrates proposed as a gout remedy some 2,400 years ago, shows fresh potential as a novel treatment for osteoarthritis.
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SILVER SPRING, MD. – There do not need to be major changes to the warning labels on prescription and over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, said a group of federal advisers on...
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The common strategy of managing inflammatory arthritis during pregnancy by stopping all prepregnancy medications and prescribing prednisone is counterproductive, Dr. Megan E.B....
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The current American College of Rheumatology gout guidelines contain a number of recommendations that may come as a surprise to rheumatologists and primary care physicians alike....
