Friday, October, 23, 2009
Ankylosing Spondylitis Treatment
October 02, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Humira for a new use.
Humira may now be used to slow joint damage in people with
psoriatic arthritis. Humira is already approved to treat other
aspects of psoriatic arthritis. It is also approved for the
treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, an
inflammatory disease of the spine.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Todd Eisner
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Health Expert
...that occurs; peripheral arthritis, spondylitis and ankylosing spondylitis. Peripheral arthritis...
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By Neil Gonter, MD
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Health Expert
...Inflammatory diseases: inflammatory bowel disease, ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid...
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Health Guide
...doses of corticosteroids. Drugs called TNF-inhibitors have been shown to improve the symptoms of
ankylosing spondylitis. SURGERY Surgery is done if pain or joint damage is severe. ...
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Rheumatoid spondylitis; Spondylitis; Spondylarthropathy Prevention Prevention is unknown. Awareness of risk factors may allow early detection and treatment. ...
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Diseases that fall under spondyloarthritis umbrella are
ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis (known previously as Reiter's syndrome) psoriatic arthritis and psoriatic spondylitis, and the...
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Spondylitis involves inflammation of one or more vertebrae.
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the joints between the vertebrae of the spine, and...
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...pelvis) Sacroiliitis (inflammation of the area where the sacrum joins the ilium bone)
Ankylosing spondylitis
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Medications
...types of arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid, psoriatic, and ankylosing spondylitis). This medication is... Read more »
...types of arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid, psoriatic, and ankylosing spondylitis). This medication is... Read more »
...types of arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid, psoriatic, and ankylosing spondylitis), as well as a skin... Read more »
Related News
October 02, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Humira (adalimumab) for the treatment of the inflammatory-arthritis condition ankylosing spondylitis...
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October 02, 2008
Drugmaker Abbott has applied to the Food and Drug Administration for approval to use Humira for the treatment of moderate to severe Crohn's disease....
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October 03, 2008
Drugmaker Abbott has launched Humira for the treatment of Crohn's disease in the United Kingdom. In April, the European Medicines Agency recommended...
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October 02, 2008
A new 'push-button' Enbrel dosing option is now available for rheumatoid arthritis patients in Canada. The SureClick device is a pre-filled...
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October 03, 2008
Patients who suffer from the debilitating condition known as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) may find some relief in the rheumatoid-arthritis med...
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