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Predicting Arthritis At Much Earlier Stage With New Biomarker Test -
Thu, 17 May 2012
More than 27 million adults currently suffer from osteoarthritis, which is the most common form of a......
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Potential To Treat Arthritis Using Delivery System For Gene Therapy -
Wed, 16 May 2012
A DNA-covered submicroscopic bead used to deliver genes or drugs directly into cells to treat diseas......
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Compounds To Block Immune-Regulating Enzyme -
Tue, 15 May 2012
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found the first chemical compounds that act to blo......
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Autoimmunity In Rheumatoid Arthritis Tempered By Regulatory Immune Cell Diversity -
Thu, 10 May 2012
Untangling the root cause of rheumatoid arthritis has been a difficult task for immunologists, as de......
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Tiny Organelles Called Primary Cilia Hold The Key To Combat Inflammation -
Thu, 10 May 2012
Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have found a new therapeutic target to combat infla......
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Multi-Center Study Reveals That Eye Color May Indicate Risk For Serious Skin Conditions -
Tue, 08 May 2012
Eye color may be an indicator of whether a person is high-risk for certain serious skin conditions. ......
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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Linked To Higher Bacterial Infection Rates -
Fri, 04 May 2012
According to an observational study published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, children with juvenile idio......
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Bacterial Infection Rates Higher In Children With Juvenile Arthritis -
Thu, 03 May 2012
Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have higher rates of hospitalized bacterial infect......
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Arthritis - Anxiety Twice As Common As Depression -
Mon, 30 Apr 2012
Approximately one third of adults with arthritis in the USA aged 45+ years suffer from anxiety or de......
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Anxiety Or Depression Common Among Aging Adult Americans With Arthritis -
Mon, 30 Apr 2012
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one-third of U.S. a......
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Keeping The Immune System Under Control With Stem Cell Therapy -
Mon, 30 Apr 2012
A new study, appearing in Cell Stem Cell and led by researchers at the University of Southern Califo......
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Rise In Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Women Fueled By Obesity Epidemic -
Sat, 28 Apr 2012
Obesity and the painful autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis are each becoming more common, rais......
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Bartonella Infection Associated With Rheumatoid Illnesses In Humans -
Wed, 25 Apr 2012
A bacterium historically associated with cat scratch fever and transmitted predominately by fleas ma......
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Nanoscale Films Developed At MIT Promote Bone Growth, Creating A Stronger Seal Between Implants And Patients' Own Bone. -
Mon, 23 Apr 2012
Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implant......
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Researchers Find Joint Failures Potentially Linked To Oral Bacteria -
Fri, 20 Apr 2012
The culprit behind a failed hip or knee replacements might be found in the mouth. DNA testing of bac......
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Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From Arthritis -
Wed, 16 May 2012
Title: Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From ArthritisCategory: Health News......
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Some Sports May Help Protect Men's Bones -
Tue, 15 May 2012
Title: Some Sports May Help Protect Men's BonesCategory: Health News......
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Scleroderma Complications Worse in Blacks Than Whites: Study -
Thu, 10 May 2012
Title: Scleroderma Complications Worse in Blacks Than Whites: StudyCategory: Health News......
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Strides Made in Diagnosing, Treating Lupus -
Thu, 10 May 2012
Title: Strides Made in Diagnosing, Treating LupusCategory: Health News......
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10 Ways to Manage Low Back Pain at Home -
Mon, 7 May 2012
Title: 10 Ways to Manage Low Back Pain at HomeCategory: Health Facts......
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Rising Obesity Rates Might Mean More Rheumatoid Arthritis -
Mon, 7 May 2012
Title: Rising Obesity Rates Might Mean More Rheumatoid ArthritisCategory: Health News......
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Connective Tissue Disease -
Fri, 4 May 2012
Title: Connective Tissue DiseaseCategory: Diseases and Conditions......
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New Guidelines for Kidney Disease Due to Lupus -
Thu, 3 May 2012
Title: New Guidelines for Kidney Disease Due to LupusCategory: Health News......
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Arthritis in Children Linked to Infections -
Wed, 2 May 2012
Title: Arthritis in Children Linked to InfectionsCategory: Health News......
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1/3 With Arthritis Report Anxiety or Depression -
Mon, 30 Apr 2012
Title: 1/3 With Arthritis Report Anxiety or DepressionCategory: Health News......
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abatacept, Orencia -
Thu, 26 Apr 2012
Title: abatacept, OrenciaCategory: Medications......
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First Classification Criteria For Polymyalagia Rheumatica Released By American College Of Rheumatology -
Tue, 06 Mar 2012
The American College of Rheumatology has released the first classification criteria for polymyalgia ......
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Higher Levels Of Psychosomatic Symptoms Reported By Physically Abused Children -
Mon, 13 Feb 2012
Children who display multiple psychosomatic symptoms, such as regular aches and pains and sleep and ......
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Helping Seniors With Pain: New GSA Resources -
Thu, 02 Feb 2012
The pain suffered by older adults is the shared focus of the two newest entries in The Gerontologica......
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Serious Foodborne Illness May One Day Be Prevented By A Pill -
Wed, 11 Jan 2012
Modified probiotics, the beneficial bacteria touted for their role in digestive health, could one da......
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Sunburn Pain Discovery Could Benefit Inflammation Conditions -
Thu, 07 Jul 2011
The discovery that a protein called CXCL5 is responsible for triggering the pain of sunburn may indi......
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Back Straight Boys Educate Community On Proper Computer Posture -
Thu, 07 Jul 2011
Move over, boy bands of America - there's a new group in town. Four middle-school students from Carm......
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Mouse Virus Erroneously Linked To Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, UCSF Collaborative Study Finds -
Tue, 31 May 2011
Two years ago, a widely publicized scientific report plucked an old mouse virus out of obscurity and......
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A Full Exam And Patient History Are Vital To Effectively Diagnose Juvenile Arthritis -
Fri, 04 Mar 2011
While lab tests and imaging can sometimes help diagnose juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), a physi......
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Lyme-Disease-Related Arthritis: Effective Treatment Depends On Proper Diagnosis -
Fri, 04 Feb 2011
Early, correct diagnosis is the best way to prevent the development of Lyme arthritis in individuals......
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HSA Warns Against Taking "Jianbu Huqian Wan" - An Adulterated Product Found To Contain Undeclared Potent Western Medicinal Ingredients, Singapure -
Wed, 15 Dec 2010
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has detected an adulterated health product labelled "JianBu HuQi......
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Breast Cancer Patients At Risk For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome May Be Identified By Simple Fingertip Test -
Mon, 13 Dec 2010
As many as half of postmenopausal women taking aromatase inhibitor drugs for breast cancer complain ......
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Shedding Light On Aromatase Inhibitor Joint Pain Syndrome -
Wed, 10 Nov 2010
Breast cancer patients are more likely to have joint pain from taking aromatase inhibitors (AIs) if ......
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Joint Pain Linked To Breast Cancer Drug Not Inflammatory Arthritis Or Autoimmune Disease -
Tue, 09 Nov 2010
A new study suggests joint complaints attributed to aromatase inhibitors (AI), popular breast cancer......
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Invasive Plants Increase The Risk Of Tick-Borne Disease In Suburbs -
Tue, 12 Oct 2010
"You don't have to go out into the woods anymore," says tick expert Brian F. Allan, PhD, who just co......
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Natural S-equol Soy-Based Supplement Reduces Menopausal Hot Flashes, Muscle And Joint Pain In First Study Among US Women -
Thu, 07 Oct 2010
A new women's health, whole soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing Natural S-equol reduced......
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Teens With Abnormal Levels Of Uric Acid At Increased Risk For Hypertension -
Thu, 03 May 2012
Teens with high levels of uric acid appear to be at increased risk for high blood pressure, accordin......
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Hot On The Trail Of Metabolic Diseases And Antibiotic Resistance -
Thu, 29 Mar 2012
ABC transporters are membrane proteins that actively pump a wealth of molecules across the membrane.......
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Clinical Trial Demonstrates That Rilonacept Significantly Reduces Gout Flares -
Mon, 09 Jan 2012
A phase II clinical trial found that rilonacept, an inhibitor of the protein interleukin-1 (IL-1), s......
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Gout Flares - Rilonacept Effective, According To Clinical Trial -
Fri, 06 Jan 2012
According to a phase II clinical trial, the drug rilonacept, which inhibits the protein interleukin-......
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Regeneron Announces FDA Acceptance Of ARCALYST® (rilonacept) Supplemental Biologics License Application For Review -
Sat, 26 Nov 2011
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ......
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Preventing Gout Flare Ups In Patients With Renal Impairment - Dosing Guidance -
Wed, 09 Nov 2011
Results from a new pharmacokinetic (PK) study presented at the annual meeting of the American Colleg......
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Gout Cases Missed By Traditional Tests Often Detected By CT Scans -
Mon, 07 Nov 2011
X-ray images known as CT scans can help confirm gout in patients who are suspected of having the pai......
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American College Of Rheumatology 2011 Annual Meeting: Presentations By NYU Langone Experts -
Mon, 07 Nov 2011
Experts from NYU Langone Medical Center will present new research findings and clinical insight into......
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Unsuitable Footwear Linked To Foot Impairment And Disability In Gout Patients -
Tue, 04 Oct 2011
New research shows that use of poor footwear is common among patients with gout. According to the st......
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Pegloticase, Alternative Treatment For Chronic Gout Shows Greater Improvement In Symptoms -
Wed, 17 Aug 2011
According to a study in the August 17 issue of JAMA, patients with severe, chronic gout who took peg......
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New Drug Aids Gout Patients Not Helped By Standard Treatments -
Wed, 17 Aug 2011
Injections of pegloticase, a modified porcine enzyme, can produce significant and sustained clinical......
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Pegloticase Helps Patients With Severe, Chronic Gout -
Tue, 16 Aug 2011
Individuals with severe, chronic gout who have not responded to conventional treatment may benefit f......
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Increase In Obesity And Hypertension Are Likely Contributors To The Increase In Gout Prevalence In US Over Last 2 Decades -
Fri, 29 Jul 2011
A new study shows the prevalence of gout in the U.S. has risen over the last twenty years and now af......
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Got The Gout? Self Reported Cases Show Increase In Prevalence -
Thu, 28 Jul 2011
Eight million Americans, almost 6% of men and 2% of women have got the gout, a painful affliction in......
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Lower Doses Of Anti-Gout Drug Recommended -
Sat, 04 Jun 2011
Health professionals should ensure they are prescribing correct doses of colchicine, a treatment for......
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Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From Arthritis -
Wed, 16 May 2012
Title: Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From ArthritisCategory: Health News......
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Some Sports May Help Protect Men's Bones -
Tue, 15 May 2012
Title: Some Sports May Help Protect Men's BonesCategory: Health News......
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Scleroderma Complications Worse in Blacks Than Whites: Study -
Thu, 10 May 2012
Title: Scleroderma Complications Worse in Blacks Than Whites: StudyCategory: Health News......
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Strides Made in Diagnosing, Treating Lupus -
Thu, 10 May 2012
Title: Strides Made in Diagnosing, Treating LupusCategory: Health News......
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10 Ways to Manage Low Back Pain at Home -
Mon, 7 May 2012
Title: 10 Ways to Manage Low Back Pain at HomeCategory: Health Facts......
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Rising Obesity Rates Might Mean More Rheumatoid Arthritis -
Mon, 7 May 2012
Title: Rising Obesity Rates Might Mean More Rheumatoid ArthritisCategory: Health News......
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Connective Tissue Disease -
Fri, 4 May 2012
Title: Connective Tissue DiseaseCategory: Diseases and Conditions......
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New Guidelines for Kidney Disease Due to Lupus -
Thu, 3 May 2012
Title: New Guidelines for Kidney Disease Due to LupusCategory: Health News......
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Arthritis in Children Linked to Infections -
Wed, 2 May 2012
Title: Arthritis in Children Linked to InfectionsCategory: Health News......
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1/3 With Arthritis Report Anxiety or Depression -
Mon, 30 Apr 2012
Title: 1/3 With Arthritis Report Anxiety or DepressionCategory: Health News......
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abatacept, Orencia -
Thu, 26 Apr 2012
Title: abatacept, OrenciaCategory: Medications......
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No Charges in Federal Probe of Medtronic Infuse -
Thu, 17 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has closed its probe of Medtronic's marketing of i......
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TNF Blockade Unable to Halt OA Joint Erosion (CME/CE) -
Thu, 17 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- Blocking the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha failed to stop ......
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Distractions Help Cut Pain (CME/CE) -
Thu, 17 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- Distracting the mind not only can take the focus off pain but can actually dampe......
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Change in Lupus Manifests with Mild Symptoms (CME/CE) -
Tue, 15 May 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. (MedPage Today) -- Patients who had cutaneous lupus erythematosus and progressed to sy......
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Studies Support IBD, Psoriasis Connection (CME/CE) -
Tue, 15 May 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. (MedPage Today) -- Women with psoriasis had a four-fold increase in the risk of Crohn'......
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Low Back Pain Eases but Doesn't Vanish (CME/CE) -
Mon, 14 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- Symptoms of acute and persistent low-back pain improved significantly in the firs......
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Lab Notes: Monkey See, Monkey Do -
Fri, 11 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- When a monkey has an itch, another one scratches, dermatologists found, and the B......
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Pfizer's Arthritis Pill Gets Nod from FDA Panel -
Wed, 09 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has voted 8-2 in favor of recomme......
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MedPage Today/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Series Triggers Senate Investigation -
Wed, 09 May 2012
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Senate Finance Committee today sent letters to 10 professional org......
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FDA Panel Nixes Gout Drug -
Tue, 08 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md.-- An FDA advisory committee has voted 11-0 against recommendin......
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Data Inconclusive for Oral Arthritis Drug -
Tue, 08 May 2012
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- FDA reviewers were unable to draw definite conclusions about tofacitin......
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FDA Review Has Safety Issues with Gout Drug -
Mon, 07 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- The interleukin-1 inhibitor rilonacept (Arcalyst) reduces the number of acute gou......
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ACR Issues Lupus Nephritis Tx Guideline (CME/CE) -
Fri, 04 May 2012
(MedPage Today) -- Management guidelines for patients with lupus nephritis, including a detailed tre......
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Death Rate Still High in RA Vasculitis (CME/CE) -
Fri, 04 May 2012
GLASGOW (MedPage Today) -- The incidence of systemic rheumatoid vasculitis decreased in the era of m......
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RA Found Sooner Using Newest Disease Criteria (CME/CE) -
Fri, 04 May 2012
GLASGOW (MedPage Today) -- The recently revised rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria success......
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