Rheumatology

• Risks for RA Patients Who Break Bones

• May 18, 2013
• Rheumatoid arthritis patients who have broken bones are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, according to research discussed by Eric L. Matteson, MD, ......More »

• In the Journals

• Questionnaire effectively identified early inflammatory arthritis

• May 17, 2013
• A basic questionnaire, administered initially by nonmedical personnel and then a rheumatologist, served as an effective tool for early identification of...More »

• Industry News

• Sanofi, Regeneron enrolling RA patients in 2 sarilumab trials

• May 16, 2013
• Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals have announced they have begun to enroll patients in two of their phase 3 trials of sarilumab in the treatment of...More »

• In the Journals

• Brazilian patients with moderate, severe RA experienced significantly worse disability

• May 15, 2013
• Brazilian patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis were associated with significant functional disability and morbidity, according to study...More »

• In the Journals

• Remission rates among early RA patients lagged before improving significantly at 2 years

• May 14, 2013
• Patients with early, aggressive rheumatoid arthritis treated with standard care in Italian clinical practice had lower remission rates at 12 months...More »

• In the Journals

• Methotrexate reduced serum lipoprotein(a) in patients with RA

• May 13, 2013
• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis being treated with methotrexate or methotrexate with a tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor had significantly reduced...More »

• RA Patients with Heart Disease

• May 11, 2013
• Rheumatoid arthritis patients who have cardiovascular disease are more likely to test positive for rheumatoid factor in their blood, according to Eric L. ......More »

• In the Journals

• Early RA patients had increased transthyretin levels in sera

• May 10, 2013
• Transthyretin levels were significantly increased in the sera of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, according to study results.
  Researchers in China...More »

• In the Journals

• Etanercept plus methotrexate helped RA patients maintain low disease activity

• May 6, 2013
• Patients with moderately active rheumatoid arthritis treated with conventional or reduced doses of etanercept with methotrexate maintained lower disease...More »

• In the Journals

• Tocilizumab superior to adalimumab as monotherapy for RA patients

• May 3, 2013
• Tocilizumab was more effective than adalimumab as monotherapy in reducing signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis among patients who were intolerant to...More »

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