Arthritis & Rheumatism

Innovative software improves chronic rheumatic disease care

(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic rheumatic disease, innovative software that aggregates, stores, and displays information can improve quality of care, according to research published online Nov. 24 in Arthritis Care ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Preterm, low birth-weight babies may need new hips in adulthood

Researchers from Australia report that low birth weight and preterm birth are linked to increased risk for osteoarthritis (OA)-related hip replacements in adulthood. Findings published in the American College of Rheumatology ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Modified ACR criteria effective for fibromyalgia diagnosis

(HealthDay)—The 2011 modification of the 2010 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) preliminary criteria for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia (2011ModCr) has acceptable diagnostic accuracy compared with the 1990 ACR criteria, ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Undiagnosed hypertension more likely in rheumatoid arthritis

(HealthDay)—Among patients meeting guideline-based criteria for hypertension, those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are less likely to receive a diagnosis of hypertension, according to a study published in the September ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Walking protects against functional limitation in OA

(HealthDay)—For individuals with or at risk of knee osteoarthritis, walking is associated with reduced incidence of functional limitation over two years, according to a study published in the September issue of Arthritis ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Considerable work productivity loss in early arthritis

(HealthDay)—For patients with early arthritis (EA), work productivity (WP) loss is considerable during the first three years of disease, according to research published in the September issue of Arthritis Care & Research.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

RA patients will trade efficacy for less frequent, shorter treatment

(HealthDay)—Based on hypothetical scenarios, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients would accept treatments with lower efficacy and greater risk to achieve lower duration and frequency, according to research published in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Biologic treatments for RA carry similar infection risk

(HealthDay)—The risk of hospitalized bacterial infections in older rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is similar for rituximab or abatacept compared to etanercept, although it is higher for infliximab, according to a study ...

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