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April 14, 2015April 14, 2015

Vascular Calcifications on Hands May Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.

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In a new study entitled “Vascular calcifications on hand radiographs in rheumatoid arthritis and associations with autoantibodies, cardiovascular risk factors and mortality” researchers investigated the link between vascular calcifications in ... Read more

April 13, 2015April 13, 2015

Ablynx Announces Phase IIb Trial For anti-IL-6R Nanobody®, ALX-0061 for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Ablynx, a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of Nanobodies®, proprietary therapeutic proteins based on single-domain antibody fragments, recently announced the administration of the first dose in a Phase IIb clinical trial that ... Read more

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015

Hospira Announces Availability of Inflectra in Canada for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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This week, Hospira, Inc., a global leader in biosimilars and the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, announced the availability of INFLECTRA™ (infliximab) in Canada. This was ... Read more

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015

Ulster University Launches a Patient Informed Research Advisory Group for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Ulster University in the United Kingdom recently launched a new patient informed Research Advisory Group for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on Ulster University’s new Centre for Stratified Medicine at C-TRIC and ... Read more

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015

People with Depressive Symptoms at Risk for Physical Diseases, Particularly Arthritis and Arthrosis

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According to a recent study published in the journal Frontier in Public Health, people who suffer from depressive symptoms have a higher risk to develop physical diseases, particularly rheumatoid arthritis. ... Read more

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015

Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Clinical Outcomes Explored in New Study

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According to findings of a recent study published in the journal Respirology, in comparison to patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), patients who have Rheumatoid arthritis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension ... Read more

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015

Rheumatoid Arthritis Cited Among Causes of Fatigue

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If you feel fatigued and have rheumatoid arthritis, a number of other factors may also be contributing to your constant feeling of tiredness. A cross-sectional study conducted by the research ... Read more

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Prevents Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis in Mice

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Although rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are two very unique and separate diseases, a team of researchers at Duke Medicine discovered that a rheumatoid arthritis drug can limit the development of ... Read more

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015

Simple Lab Test Developed to Detect and Discriminate Between Early-stage Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Researchers from the University of Warwick in the UK have developed what could be the first blood test that detects and distinguishes between two different arthritic diseases: osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid ... Read more

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

Arthritis Foundation Supports Legislation To Ensure Access To Innovative Treatments For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

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The Arthritis Foundation is supporting new bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the House of Representatives that will serve to address a concerning trend in the current health insurance market: moving vital medications into specific categories in ... Read more