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Combination of NSAIDs and TNF-inhibitors shows benefit for ankylosing spondylitis
WASHINGTON -- A combination of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and TNF-inhibitors may help slow down spine damage in ankylosing spondylitis, according...
Gut bacteria may be a trigger for antiphospholipid syndrome
WASHINGTON -- The gut microbiomes of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome show higher levels of phospholipid-producing bacteria, and this findings point...
Urate-lowering therapy helps chronic kidney disease patients improve organ function
WASHINGTON -- Chronic kidney disease patients who take urate-lowering therapy and achieve target urate levels show improvement in kidney function,...
Monocyte gene expression signatures predict how ra patients respond to anti-TNF therapy
WASHINGTON -- Distinct gene expression signatures in rheumatoid arthritis patients could help rheumatologists predict how these individuals will respond to...
More coordinated care between physicians may improve lipid screenings in RA patients
WASHINGTON -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis whose rheumatologists and primary-care physicians coordinate their care have a higher likelihood of being...
Cardiovascular event risk of RA patients comparable to type-2 diabetes over 15-year period
WASHINGTON -- Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with serious risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease events such as heart attack or stroke....
Too many patients with inflammatory joint diseases undermanaged for cardiovascular risk
WASHINGTON -- While patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or spondyloarthritis are at increased risk for...
Most people with knee OA meet physical function level to walk recommended 6,000 steps a day
WASHINGTON -- People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) often have difficulty with physical function, such as getting out of a chair...
Wnt inhibitor may ease pain, and improve function and cartilage loss in knee OA
WASHINGTON -- Injection of a Wnt inhibitor drug showed promise to ease pain, improve joint function, and even slow or...
Statins may lower mortality risk in ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis patients
WASHINGTON -- Patients with ankylosing spondylitis or psoriatic arthritis who take statins may have as much as a 33 percent...
Three gene sets could predict response to rheumatoid arthritis therapies
WASHINGTON -- Three gene expression signatures can help rheumatologists predict which patients are more likely to respond to tumor necrosis...
Myocardial inflammation elevated in RA patients
WASHINGTON -- People with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk of heart failure even when controlling for coronary artery disease....
First-line therapy with rituximab may lower mortality risk in RA patients with lung conditions
WASHINGTON -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who also have lung involvement often have increased mortality, but first-line therapy with rituximab...
Staying on dmards through surgery does not increase post-op infection risk
WASHINGTON -- Rheumatoid arthritis patients who keep using their disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs prior to surgery do not face an increased...
Men and women show sex-specific improvements after hip replacement
WASHINGTON -- Outcomes such as pain, function, range of motion, and strength after total hip arthroplasty, or joint replacement surgery,...
Allopurinol does not increase chronic kidney disease risk in gout patients
WASHINGTON -- Allopurinol, a widely used treatment for lowering serum urate levels, does not appear to increase risk of kidney...
Behavioral intervention reduces anxiety, depression among adults impaired by psychological distress
In a study published online by JAMA, Atif Rahman, Ph.D., of the University of Liverpool, England, and colleagues evaluated the...
CPR from bystanders associated with better outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in pediatrics
Receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander - compared with not - was associated with better overall and neurologically favorable...
CPR training less common among older adults, who may be at highest risk of sudden cardiac arrest
NEW ORLEANS, LA - More than 350,000 Americans suffer from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) each year. It strikes at...
Pest control: Wicked weeds may be agricultural angels
Farmers looking to reduce reliance on pesticides, herbicides and other pest management tools may want to heed the advice of...
