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Risk of tuberculosis from arthritis medication examined
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents is recognized as a risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's ...
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Anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment does not increase cancer Risk in RA patients
Oct 29, 2009 |
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A recent study by Swedish researchers found that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients did not experience an elevated cancer risk in the first 6 years after starting anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy. The research team, ...
Biologics for rheumatoid arthritis work, but which is best?
Oct 07, 2009 |
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More studies that directly compare the effectiveness of different biologic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are needed, say Cochrane Researchers. The researchers reviewed all previous Cochrane Systematic Reviews assessing ...
Cost shifting may make arthritis medications too expensive for medicare beneficiaries
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab are effective at reducing symptoms and slowing progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These drugs act more quickly, ...
Type of rheumatoid arthritis medication may be associated with increased risk for shingles
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Use of certain medications known as monoclonal anti- tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) antibodies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis appears to be associated with an increased risk for herpes zoster (shingles), ...
First international guidelines for treatment of psoriatic arthritis
Oct 26, 2008 |
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Rheumatologists, dermatologists, and patient advocates have come together to publish the first-ever international guidelines for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, a disease that mainly affects people who have psoriasis ...
New genes found for inflammatory bowel disease in children
Aug 31, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered two new genes that increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in childhood.
New guidelines for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Jul 22, 2008 |
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Proven combinations of medicines and the introduction of new anti-arthritis drugs have significantly improved the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to guidelines issued by the American College of Rheumatology ...
Could arthritis wonder drugs provide clues for all disease?
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 18, 2008 |
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Drugs that have helped treat millions of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may hold the key to many more medical conditions, including atherosclerosis – a leading cause of heart disease – says the researcher who jointly invented ...
Latest rheumatoid arthritis drugs compared
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Findings published today in the open access journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders shows that the latest class of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are better than standard anti-inflammatories.
Effect of tumor necrosis factor a inhibitors on heart failure risk in RA Patients
Feb 28, 2008 |
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A chronic autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by persistent inflammation of the synovial membrane and progressive joint destruction. Beyond loss of mobility, sufferers face a high risk of heart ...
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