Posts by: Daniela Semedo, PhD

Daniela Semedo, PhD

Daniela holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, a MSc in Health Psychology and a BSc in Clinical Psychology. Her work has been focused on vulnerability to psychopathology and early identification and intervention in psychosis.

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015

Data on Purdues’ Reformulated OxyContin® for Chronic Pain Shows Decrease in Toxic, Addictive Effects

News, rheumatoid arthritis

Purdue Pharma, a privately-held pharmaceutical company that conducts research on chronic pain conditions such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, recently announced results of follow-up data showing a reduction in opioid poisoning, abuse ... Read more

March 24, 2015March 25, 2015

Researchers Explore Effect of Prednisone For Rheumatoid Arthritis Biologics Treatments

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Results from a recent study indicate that an IFN-score based model to predict the clinical outcome of rituximab treatment can be optimized with the employment of prednisone use. The study ... Read more

March 23, 2015March 26, 2015

Longitudinal Study Finds That Vitamin D in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Reduces Disease Activity

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Findings from a recent longitudinal study published in the journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders revealed treatment with vitamin D reduces disease activity in patients with early Rheumatoid Arthritis and basal hypovitaminosis ... Read more

March 13, 2015March 13, 2015

High Risk of Atherosclerosis in Female Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With Low Cardiovascular Disease Risk

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According to a recent study published in the journal Arthritis Research & Therapy, approximately one third of women with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) that have a low SCORE value and are aged ... Read more

March 12, 2015March 12, 2015

Estrogen May Play Important Role in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A research team from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden recently demonstrated that estrogen treatment regulates Th17 cells. Based on the results the researchers believe that estradiol treatment plays an important role ... Read more

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

High Resolution Ultrasound Best for Blood Vessel Assessments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A recent study published in The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine found that flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD%) and carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) measured with high resolutions B-mode ultrasound ... Read more

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015

Tocilizumab Monotherapy More Cost-Effective Than Adalimumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A recent study found that from a US payer’s perspective tocilizumab (TCZ) mono therapy is more cost-effective when compared with adalimumab (ADA) monotherapy in patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis for ... Read more

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015

Ultrasonographic Scans of the Hand Provide Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Information

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According to a recent study, ultrasonographic scanning of a patients’ hands provides valuable disease activity information in those suffering with rheumatoid arthritis or systemic sclerosis. The study recently published in The Egyptian ... Read more

March 2, 2015March 2, 2015

COX-2 Inhibitors Provide Additional Analgesia for RA Patients on DMARDs/Corticosteroids

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Researchers in Norway determined that patients with rheumatic arthritis who receive corticosteroids and biological disease-modifying drugs still require concomitant analgesics to treat pain. The study titled “Do COX-2 inhibitors provide ... Read more

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015

Gastrointestinal, Urogenital Infections May Lower Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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According to a recent study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine in Stockholm, gastrointestinal and urogenital infections lower the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the study titled ”Recent infections ... Read more