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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
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Pharmaceutical News MorphoSys AG and Galapagos NV announced today the launch of a long term co-development alliance aimed at discovering and developing antibody therapies based on novel modes of action in bone and joint disease, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. |
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 |
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Drug Trials A study by New Zealand researchers has questioned the recent treatment approaches for rheumatoid arthritis and say they may be too slow in controlling the start of the joint damage the disease causes. |
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Sunday, 09 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News Canadian scientists have a plan in the pipeline to explore just why exercise is so beneficial to the body. |
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Saturday, 08 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News What effect does exercise have on the cells and tissues of the body? What do we need to know so that we can use physical activity more effectively to combat chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes and heart disease? |
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
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Medical Condition News Pycnodysostosis, a condition from which the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec suffered, is a genetic disease characterized by short stature.This infrequent disease, surprisingly, provides a window into how joints are destroyed by arthritis. |
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
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Drug Trials Methotrexate (MTX) is usually used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is suggested as the "anchor" drug in treating the disease.Despite its widespread use, the understanding of its mechanism of action and pharmacokinetics is limited. |
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News We all know physical activity is great for you. But why accurately is it great for you? What effect does exercise have on the cells and tissues of the body? |
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
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Medical Procedure News Pre-treatment MRI can eliminate unnecessary diagnostic or surgical procedures for children with suspected musculoskeletal infections (septic arthritis and osteomyelitis) according to a study performed at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, TN. |
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Tuesday, 04 November 2008 |
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Medical Condition News Using single photon release computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in France were able to detect functional abnormalities in certain regions in the brains of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, reinforcing the thought that symptoms of the disorder are related to a... |
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Monday, 03 November 2008 |
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Pharmaceutical News Biotechnology company Arana Therapeutics Limited today announced that lead anti-inflammatory compound, ART621 has successfully passed review of its rheumatoid arthritis Investigational New Drug (IND) application by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). |
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Monday, 15 September 2008 |
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Medical Condition News Rheumatoid arthritis is frequently a more painful experience for women than it is for men, even though the visible symptoms are the same. Scientists are now saying that doctors should take more account of these subjective differences when assessing the need for medication. |
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Friday, 05 September 2008 |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
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Medical Condition News Almost half of all U.S. adults and almost two-thirds of obese adults will develop painful osteoarthritis of the knee by age 85, a study based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests. |
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Monday, 25 August 2008 |
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Medical Research News Researchers have discovered key details of how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) destroys bone, according to a study published in the Aug. 22 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. |
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 |
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Medical Research News Researchers have discovered key details of how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) destroys bone, according to a study published in the Aug. 22 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry. |
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Monday, 11 August 2008 |
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Medical Research News Australian scientists believe they are well on the way to developing a new treatment for leukaemia and inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and asthma. |
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), retirement could be hazardous for the health. The ABS says older workers have lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, fatness and arthritis than their peers who are retired. |
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
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Medical Condition News People coping with rheumatoid arthritis or lupus already have a lot to deal with. Even so, paying attention to heart health may be particularly essential for this group. |
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
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Medical Research News An enriched extract of the 'Indian Frankincense' herb Boswellia serrata has been proven to decrease the symptoms of osteoarthritis. |
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials A research paper in the newest issue of Medical Journal of Australia has provided the first insight into the prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in Australia. |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
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Medical Research News Drugs that have helped treat millions of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may hold the key to many more medical conditions, including atherosclerosis - a leading cause of heart disease - says the researcher who jointly invented and developed them. |
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
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Devices/Technology Custom-made insoles known as foot orthoses can decrease foot pain caused by arthritis, overly prominent big toe joints and very arched feet, a new systematic review shows. |
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
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Medical Research News A little protein may have a big role in helping you make more bone and less fat, researchers say. |
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials People who have a birthweight over 10 pounds are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis when they are adults compared to individuals born with an average birthweight, according to a study published by researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery online in advance of... |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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THURSDAY, June 26 New recommendations for the use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been developed by the American College of Rheumatology. |
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 |
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FRIDAY, June 20 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with methotrexate have an increased incidence of melanoma and other cancers, an Australian study says. Methotrexate (MTX) is a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) normally prescribed to RA patients. |
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Monday, 16 June 2008 |
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Medical Condition News Patients who have lately developed rheumatoid arthritis respond better to treatment with biological medicine in combination with conventional pharmacological medicine. |
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
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WEDNESDAY, June 11 Adding monthly injections of golimumab to weekly doses of methotrexate helped most people with rheumatoid arthritis, even putting some into remission, 2 new studies show. |
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
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Medical Condition News Over 1.3 million Americans suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic, inflammatory disease of the joints. RA is a disabling condition, and can lead to long-term joint damage resulting in persistent pain and loss of function in affected areas. |
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Thursday, 05 June 2008 |
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THURSDAY, June 5 People who drink alcohol regularly may cut their risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, a new study finds. |
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