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Gut inflammation linked to worsening spondyloarthritis

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 20:20

Spondyloarthritis patients with microscopic gut inflammation had to start anti–tumor necrosis factor treatment sooner in the course of their disease than patients without gut inflammation in a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Chlamydia prevalence is high, many infections go undiagnosed

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 19:05

ATLANTA – An estimated 1 in 15 sexually active adolescent girls has a chlamydial infection, and many of these infections go undiagnosed, according to an analysis of National Health and Nutrition...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

International RA risk tool for CVD comes closer to reality

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 18:30

An international collaboration of experts has developed a cardiovascular risk calculator specifically for rheumatoid arthritis patients that has the potential to become part of routine rheumatology...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Sarilumab shown safe, effective for RA in phase III trial

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 16:15

PARIS – Rheumatoid arthritis patients who received the interleukin-6–blocking drug sarilumab plus methotrexate had significantly better short-term and 1-year outcomes than did patients on...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Different triggers found for knee and hand OA

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 14:20

Mechanical stress is the most important underlying mechanism in osteoarthritis of the knees, while systemic processes may contribute most to hand osteoarthritis, Dutch researchers <link...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Poor sleep is linked to cortical amyloid burden

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 21:30

MINNEAPOLIS – People who report feeling more sleepy and less rested have elevated levels of amyloid in regions of the brain that are commonly involved in Alzheimer’s disease, finds a cohort study...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Cranial ultrasound better than temporal artery biopsy for GCA

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 18:35

PARIS – Cranial ultrasound was more sensitive and just as specific as was temporal artery biopsy for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis, based on the results of a retrospective cohort study...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Treat to target shows durable improvements in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 18:25

Thanks to anti–tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and other highly effective biologic therapies, rheumatologists are increasingly embracing treat to target, a strategy in which patients are closely...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Cancer survivors have higher medical costs

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 18:15

Average annual medical expenses for male cancer survivors were more than double those of men with no history of cancer in 2008-2011, while expenditures for female cancer survivors were 64% higher...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Three miRNA biomarkers predicted osteoarthritis severity

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 17:40

PARIS – Three micro RNAs have been shown to be associated with disease severity in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis, based on data from a large population-based cohort in Italy*. The...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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