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- Genetic link for psoriatic arthritis "unclear"
The connection between genetics and the development of arthritic psoriasis is largely unclear, it has been suggested. Following research that looked at the onset of the disease in...
Published Wednesday 22 October 2008 - Rheumatoid arthritis linked to joint surgery in the past, study states
Prior to the advent of newer drugs for the treatment of arthritis, more than half of patients with the condition needed orthopaedic surgery, including joint replacement in many...
Published Friday 03 October 2008 - Occupational therapy and exercise increase physical activity in osteoarthritis sufferers, study suggests
An occupational therapist-led approach could provide patients suffering from knee and hip osteoarthritis with the chance to lead more active lives and even enhance their overall health, a...
Published Tuesday 30 September 2008 - Parasitic worm secretion could help in arthritis treatment, researchers say
=A molecule secreted by parasitic nematode worms could help provide more effective treatment for inflammatory varieties of arthritis, researchers have suggested. Staff from the Universities of Glasgow and...
Published Wednesday 17 September 2008 - Rheumatism experience differs depending on gender, study suggests
Rheumatoid arthritis is often more painful for women than for men, despite the fact that visible symptoms are the same and doctors should take more account of these...
Published Monday 15 September 2008 - Doctors question benefit of arthroscopy in osteoarthritis patients
Clinicians have concluded that arthroscopic surgery for people suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee provides no additional benefits to optimised medical and physical therapy, the results of a...
Published Thursday 11 September 2008 - Painful knee arthritis to affect almost half of all adults, study indicates
Almost half (46 per cent) of all adults will develop painful osteoarthritis in their knee over the course of their lifetime, it has been suggested. The longitudinal study...
Published Thursday 04 September 2008 - Scientists hope to develop arthritis vaccine
Scientists are hoping to develop a new vaccine which makes use of patients' own blood cells to suppress the effects of rheumatoid arthritis, it has been reported. Members...
Published Thursday 21 August 2008 - Updated guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis treatment published
New guidelines for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis have been issued by the American College of Rheumatology. Co-authored by physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB),...
Published Thursday 24 July 2008 - Arthritis drugs may hold wider benefits
Drugs widely used to treat symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis may benefit patients suffering from other autoimmune conditions, scientists believe. Professor Marc Feldmann is set to present his findings...
Published Friday 18 July 2008 - Heavy birth weight linked to rheumatoid arthritis in women
Female newborns with a heavy birth weight have double the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis in later life than babies of average weight, new research suggests. Findings published...
Published Monday 30 June 2008 - Baby infections link to rheumatoid arthritis
Babies who suffer from infections in their first year of life increase their chances of developing arthritis when they are older, it has been claimed. Swedish researchers investigated...
Published Monday 16 June 2008 - Calcium channel blockers effective antihypertensive therapy in osteoarthritis
Antihypertensive effects of calcium channel blockers (CCB) do not diminish when taken in conjunction with anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy in osteoarthritis patients, a study suggests. CCBs were also...
Published Thursday 03 April 2008 - Tocilizumab 'effective' for both adult and child arthritis
The arthritis drug tocilizumab can provide effective treatment to both adults and children with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to two new studies. Scientists from the Medical University of...
Published Saturday 29 March 2008 - Vegan regime decreases LDL and oxidised LDL and raises atheroprotective natural antibodies against phosphorylcholine in RA patients
A gluten-free vegan diet appears to give protection to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients against cardiovascular problems and stroke. A randomised study divided 66 RA patients into two groups....
Published Wednesday 19 March 2008 - Rheumatoid arthritis drug gains Dutch approval
German biotech company MorphoSys has gained approval in the Netherlands to start testing a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis on humans. The firm has received a manufacturing license from...
Published Wednesday 13 February 2008
