News tagged with rheumatic diseases
Curry spice could offer treatment hope for tendinitis
(PhysOrg.com) -- A derivative of a common culinary spice found in Indian curries could offer a new treatment hope for sufferers of the painful condition tendinitis, an international team of researchers has shown.
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Pfizer says patient died in oral RA drug study
(AP) -- Pfizer Inc. confirmed that one patient who was taking its drug candidate tofacitinib, a pill designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, died during a recent clinical trial and said the death was connected to the drug.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 22, 2011 |
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Exercise improves pain, physical function in adults with arthritis
A study by researchers in the West Virginia University School of Medicine and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that exercise improves pain and physical function in adults with arthritis and other rheumatic ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
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High rates of acute rheumatic fever may be caused by household crowding
New Zealand has one of the highest reported rates of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) amongst children and teenagers in the developed world; an infectious disease which can cause chronic rheumatic heart disease through damaged ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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New way of classifying rheumatoid arthritis aimed at identifying the disease earlier
The American College of Rheumatology today announced the release of revised classification criteria (created in collaboration with the European League Against Rheumatism) for rheumatoid arthritis, which will allow the study ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 10, 2010 |
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Vitamin D deficiency confirmed as common across a range of rheumatic conditions
Two separate studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with a range of rheumatic diseases, with over half of all patients having below the 'normal' healthy levels of vitamin D (48-145 nmol/L) in their ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Mortality rates for pediatric rheumatology patients significantly lower than previously reported
A recent study by researchers from the Cleveland Clinic found that the overall mortality rate in the U.S. for all pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases was not worse than the age and sex-adjusted population. Furthermore, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 28, 2010 |
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Over half of people with rheumatoid arthritis have periodontitis
Over half (56%) of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) also have periodontitis (a chronic inflammatory disease of the gum and surrounding ligaments and bones that hold the teeth in place), displaying fewer teeth than healthy ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Subclinical markers predict relapse in juvenile idiopathic arthritis post methotrexate withdrawal
Elevated levels of the inflammatory biomarkers Myeloid Related Protein (MRP*) 8/14 predict an increased risk of relapse following withdrawal of methotrexate (MTX) therapy in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) ...
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Jun 11, 2009 |
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