rheumatoid arthritis - Biosimilars, Biologics, New Legal Challenges for RA...
Early last winter, Pfizer launched its new rheumatoid arthritis treatment, Inflectra, pricing it 15 percent below the $4,000-a-dose wholesale price of Remicade, the drug for...
View ArticleRheumatoid Arthritis May Confer Higher Cardiac and Infection Risks
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of serious infections, myocardial infarction , and coronary heart disease , an analysis of Medicare claims data...
View Articlerheumatoid arthritis - U.S. Appeals Court Invalidates J&J Patent on Remicade
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that invalidated a crucial Johnson & Johnson patent on its blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade, limiting J&J's...
View Articlerheumatoid arthritis - 6 Steps to Heal Your Autoimmune Disease - LE Blog
Martha Rosenstein, FNP Autoimmune diseases are a growing health concern. It is estimated that 50 million Americans suffer from at least one autoimmune disease. Compare that to...
View ArticleBody composition evaluated by body mass index and bioelectrical impedance...
1. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis with normal or high BMI have a significantly lower muscle component.2. The frequency of cachexia detected by BIVA in patients with...
View ArticleRheumatoid Arthritis Drug Ineffective for Osteoarthritic Hand Pain
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View Articlerheumatoid arthritis - Boost Your Cardiovascular Health and Fitness With...
By Dr. Mercola Sweating is a biological imperative that has a wide range of health benefits. In fact, unless you have untreated hypothyroidism, sweating is one of the...
View Articlerheumatoid arthritis - FDA Panel Backs Proposed Tofacitinib Dosing for...
Pfizer scored a win in its efforts to move forward a delayed application for new use of its rheumatoid arthritis drug for treating chronic inflammation of the colon. Medscape...
View Articlerheumatoid arthritis - Is vitamin D really a cure-all - and how should we get...
Evidence is growing that the ‘sunshine vitamin' helps protect against a wide range of conditions including cancers Vitamin D is having quite a moment. In the past few months...
View ArticleScorpion venom: A natural remedy for rheumatoid arthritis?
Although scorpion venom is one of the deadliest chemicals in the world, it's also one of the most useful. Multiple studies have shown this neurotoxin to have tremendous...
View Articlerheumatoid arthritis - EMA Committee Backs Remicade Biosimilar Zessly
The committee favors marketing the infliximab biosimilar product Zessly for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, ankylosing spondylitis...
View ArticleAyurveda's panchakarma modality found to be a safe and effective treatment...
Rheumatoid arthritis can keep you from fully enjoying life. When it hits, it slows you down, limits your movements to a limp, and makes you lag behind the pack. Such is the...
View ArticleMarine omega-3, vitamin D levels, disease outcome and periodontal status in...
• Periodontitis was most prevalent in RA patients seropositive for RF and/or ACPA• Seafood intake in accordance to the recommendation was related to lower RA • A favorable...
View Articlerheumatoid arthritis - Say what? Smoking found to increase risk of hearing...
Still dying for a smoke? Besides, emphysema, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, blindness and of course cancer, here's one more reason to stop smoking - hearing loss. A...
View ArticleA randomized controlled cross-over trial investigating the effect of...
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects 0.5-1.0% of the population, and where many patients in spite of modern pharmacological treatment fail to...
View Articlerheumatoid arthritis - FDA Staff Raises Safety Concerns Over Lilly/Incyte...
An experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug developed by Eli Lilly and Co and Incyte Corp poses serious risks of deadly blood clots at higher doses, U.S. Food and Drug...
View ArticleMarine omega-3, vitamin D levels, disease outcome and periodontal status in...
• Periodontitis was most prevalent in RA patients seropositive for RF and/or ACPA• Seafood intake in accordance to the recommendation was related to lower RA • A favorable...
View ArticleObesity associated with more rapid progression of disability in rheumatoid...
In a study of adults with rheumatoid arthritis, those who were severely obese experienced more rapidly progressing disability than patients who were overweight.
View ArticleObesity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Might Hasten Disability
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are severely obese are more likely to experience rapidly progressing disability than patients who are overweight.
View ArticleHigh or Low Weight May Worsen Rheumatoid Arthritis
The investigators found that the disease advanced more quickly among those who were very obese. This was true regardless of the level of inflammation in their joints.
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