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Inflammatory arthritis gene boosts heart risk

October 03, 2008
A gene that boosts people's risk of developing inflammatory forms of arthritis may also increase their risk of dying prematurely from cardiovascular disease, researchers say. Scientists have long known that people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have shorter life spans, often due to cardiovascular disease. Now researchers have isolated a gene--HRA-DRB1--that may be behind both the increased RA and cardiovascular disease risks, a discovery that could lead to new, more targeted treatments. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Love Your Heart While Caring for Your Migraines
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

Over the last few years, we've learned a great deal about Migraine disease and comorbid... Read more »

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ACCORD and A1C
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

The NIH recently announced that it has been decided to stop one part of a major North... Read more »

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Tips for a heart-healthy lifestyle
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

A single issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine (http://www.archinternmed.com/) in December... Read more »

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Healthy Monday for Migraineurs: Cook with your refrigerator!
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

We've learned that Migraine disease increases our risk of stroke, that Migraine with aura is... Read more »

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Support Heart Health this February!
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

To love or not to love, that is not the question. The question this week is to give or not to give... Read more »

Health Guide

Gene Linked To Migraine and Increased Stroke Risk
It's a double-edged Migraine sword. Researchers have identified a gene that may lessen the risk of Migraine with aura (MWA), but for women who have MWA and carry the MTHFR 677TT genotype, the risk... Read more »
Migraine with Aura Linked To Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Over the last few years, there has been a great deal of discussion regarding Migraine disease and increased risk of stroke. There had not been, however, sufficient study of Migraine and... Read more »
Migraine Disease Linked to Cardiovascular Disease in Men
Over the last few years, there has been a great deal of discussion regarding Migraine disease and increased risk of stroke. There had not been, however, sufficient study of Migraine and... Read more »
Migraine Abortive Telcagepant Performs Well In Trials
Last year, we looked at Phase II clinical trials of MK-0974, an investigational oral calcitonin gene-related pepitide (CGRP) receptor antagonist, a new type of Migraine abortive. That medication... Read more »
Meet Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH
Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, completed medical school in New York in 1999. He then finished an internship and residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Cardiology. Dr. Gandelman has focused his... Read more »

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that typically effects the small intestine.... Read more »

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