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June 6, 2016June 7, 2016

Methotrexate-Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients See Better Results with Combo Drug Treatment, According to Analysis

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Korean researchers compared the efficacy of a number of biological agents in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients refractory to methotrexate (MTX), and found that certolizumab and golimumab, two monoclonal antibodies that ... Read more

June 6, 2016June 6, 2016

#EULAR2016 – AbbVie to Show New Data on RA Therapy Humira, Present Research on Drug Candidate ABT-494

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AbbVie has announced that key data regarding Humira (adalimumab) will be presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2016) June 8-11 in London, England. The data includes investigational research along with ... Read more

May 27, 2016May 27, 2016

New Protein That Regulates T Cell Responses May Bring New Therapies for RA

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Researchers at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) and colleagues have identified a protein that regulates T cell responses, which might explain why the immune system sometimes fails ... Read more

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016

Rheumatoid Arthritis Management Guidelines Stressed

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During the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology Annual Meeting, Dr. Daniel Aletaha, associate professor of medicine at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria, discussed three principals and a list of recommendations for rheumatologists ... Read more

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments Can Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Researcher Says

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapies may reduce cardiovascular disease risk in RA patients, according to a research presentation by Dr. Joan Bathon, chief of the Division of Rheumatology at Columbia University College of ... Read more

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016

Pfizer’s Newest RA Survey Finds a Disconnect in Doctor-Patient Communication

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Pfizer recently reported the results from the second phase of its global survey — RA NarRAtive — involving more than 1,700 rheumatologists in 15 countries. The rheumatoid arthritis (RA) surveys, an ongoing initiative sponsored by ... Read more

May 13, 2016May 13, 2016

myVectra, a Web Portal and Mobile App, Helps RA Patients Track Disease Changes

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Myriad Genetics, Inc., a personalized medicine subsidiary of Crescendo Bioscience, has launched a new web portal called myVectra for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). myVectra users can easily access their Vectra DA test results ... Read more

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016

RA Patients in UK Seen to Largely Ignore Flu and Pneumonia Vaccine Guidelines

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University of Manchester researchers investigating how closely rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients adhere to influenza and pneumococcal vaccination guidelines, found only suboptimal compliance — a factor that greatly contributes to their high risk of contracting such infections. The ... Read more

May 10, 2016May 11, 2016

Tobacco Smoke Not Seen in Small Study to Worsen Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Researchers in Ankara, Turkey, found no connection between cigarette smoking — either active or passive — and disease activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to the study “Effect of Exposure ... Read more

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016

Salt-Inducible Kinases, a Type of Enzyme, Seen as Inflammatory Target in Early Study

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Researchers found that inhibition of certain type of enzymes, the salt-inducible kinases, significantly reduces the production of inflammatory molecules and promotes an immune cell phenotype characterized by anti-inflammatory agents. The findings ... Read more