News tagged with arthritis care
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Cost shifting may make arthritis medications too expensive for medicare beneficiaries
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, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Clinical practitioners not adhering to evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis
New research found clinicians who care for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) are likely not following standard care guidelines that are based on current medical evidence. Researchers noted physicians were prescribing medications ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Number of Americans with disability growing; arthritis cited as most common cause
Nearly 48 million Americans have a disability, an increase of three million from 1999, and arthritis tops the list of most common causes of disability, according to an article published today in the Centers for Disease Control ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Low socioeconomic status increases depression risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients
A recent study confirmed that low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with higher risk of depressive symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Statistically significant differences in race, public versus tertiary-care ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 26, 2011 |
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