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Vitamin C does not lower uric acid levels in gout patients

Despite previous studies touting its benefit in moderating gout risk, new research reveals that vitamin C, also known ascorbic acid, does not reduce uric acid (urate) levels to a clinically significant degree in patients ...

Health created May 16, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may affect abortion rate in women

A new study published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis Care & Research, reveals that women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were on methotrexate (MTX), a drug commonly used to reduce inflam ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Arthritic knees, but not hips, have robust repair response

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center used new tools they developed to analyze knees and hips and discovered that osteoarthritic knee joints are in a constant state of repair, while hip joints are not.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rheumatism drug also effective at half dose

The treatment of moderately active rheumatoid arthritis with the tumour necrosis factor inhibitor Etanercept achieves excellent success in more than 80 per cent of patients. With this method, the success ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Foundation releases second list of medical 'don'ts' for America's doctors

Doctors should avoid 90 medical procedures that are performed regularly but often cost too much or do little good, according to a new list of expert recommendations.

Health created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Infections in rheumatoid arthritis patients—study finds way to pinpoint risk

Rheumatoid arthritis alone is painful and disabling, but it also puts patients at higher risk of death. The greater susceptibility to infections that accompanies the autoimmune disorder is one reason. Assessing the danger ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Obesity epidemic fueling rise in rheumatoid arthritis among women

Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are each becoming more common, raising a logical question: Could one have something to do with the other? For women, it appears there is a link, Mayo Clinic ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

ACR: Strontium ranelate cuts progression of knee OA

(HealthDay)—The osteoporosis therapeutic strontium ranelate (SrRan) reduces radiographic and radiological progression of knee osteoarthritis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obesity, exposure to pollutants affect asthma control

(Phys.org) -- Older adults who are obese or exposed to traffic pollutants are more likely to have poorly controlled asthma, according to University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers.

Immunology created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers find joint failures potentially linked to oral bacteria

The culprit behind a failed hip or knee replacements might be found in the mouth. DNA testing of bacteria from the fluid that lubricates hip and knee joints had bacteria with the same DNA as the plaque from patients with ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New genetic path for scleroderma: Patient biopsies reveal potential new target for therapy

A genetic pathway previously known for its role in embryonic development and cancer has been identified as a target for systemic sclerosis, or scleroderma, therapy. The finding, discovered by a cross-disciplinary team led ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Not taking gastroprotective drugs prescribed with anti-inflammatory medicines

To relieve pain, arthritis sufferers are prescribed medications that may include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, both of which can irritate the digestive tract. At times ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New 'bouncer' molecule halts rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered why the immune cells of people with rheumatoid arthritis become hyperactive and attack the joints and bones. The immune cells have lost their ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA panel to weigh second chance for new class of painkillers

(HealthDay) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Monday will weigh the wisdom of allowing new clinical trials of a class of powerful painkillers for osteoarthritis. The drugs may have worked ...

Medications created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Extra pounds linked to rheumatoid arthritis risk in women

(HealthDay)—Overweight and obese women are at increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0