Archive for the 'Arthritis' Category
The diabetes and arthritis overlap
Arthritis impacts 27 percent of the general population, but folks with diabetes are even more at risk. Fifty-two percent of diabetics have arthritis — about twice the rate of the general population.
Using approximately 800,000 phone surveys collected within 2005-2007, researchers at the Centers …
Arthritis Sufferers Fund Arthritis Research
The Queensland and Northern New South Wales Lions Medical Research Foundation, faraway instance supporters of the Brisbane research community, have confirmed funding of $1.2 million for scientists at UQ’s Diamantina Institute.Original post by Dentistry News From Medical News Today
Promising Experimental MS Drug Offers New Window On Disease
A drug therapy currently used to treat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis had a meaningful effect in treating the most common style of multiple sclerosis in a small, short-term clinical trial.considering the drug targets the immune system’s B-cells, rather than the immune system’s tradi…
MorphoSys Receives CTA Approval To Initiate Phase 1 Clinical Study For MOR103 Program
MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) announced that the regulatory authorities in the Netherlands have approved the clinical trial application (CTA) to initiate a phase 1 study of the HuCAL-derived antibody MOR103. MorphoSys had submitted the clinical trial application in Decembe…
Non-Invasive Imaging Method For Diagnosing Osteoarthritis
Researchers at New York University and Tel Aviv University have developed a non-invasive imaging method that can be used to diagnose and monitor a number of diseases, including osteoarthritis and inter-vertebral disc degeneration, in their early stages. Their work appears in the latest issue of the …
FDA Agrees To Review Cimzia(R) File For The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
UCB announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to accept, for filing and review, a biologics license application (BLA) for Cimzia(R) (certolizumab pegol) for the treatment of adult patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Cimzia(R) is an investigational agent. whether a…
Many Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers Forced Into Early Retirement
A joint study on “The Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Patient Access to Treatments” by authors from the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden), the University of Lund (Sweden) and the Medical University of Vienna (Austria) has shown that the highest cost in rheumatoid arthritis results from patie…
Over-Use Of Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Lead To Complications
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to treat arthritis, which affects one-third of all adults. These drugs are available in both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) forms and are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the world. considering of their widespread avai…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctor Visits Lack Depression Assessment
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common chronic inflammatory arthritis, are twice as likely as other individuals to experience depression. Although depression in primary care has been well studied, no studies have examined whether rheumatologists and RA patients discuss depression d…
A Pathway Discovered To Turn Off Immune System Cells
University of Minnesota researchers have discovered a new way to turn genes off in human T cells, a type of white blood cell that helps the immune system fight infections.Turning off genes, through a process known as mRNA decay, is critical for regulating the body’s immune response after fighting in…
Rheumatic Complaints Not Just A Problem For The Western World
We like to complain about our aches and pains, but rheumatism is not only the preserve of western society. A comprehensive survey of rheumatic diseases in China, published in the open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy, reveals that rheumatic complaints are additionally common in China….













