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Rheumatoid Factor Revisited—an Update from the American College of Rheumatology
My last blog discussed the Rheumatoid Factor, its significance, and perhaps its insignificance. The bottom line, however, is that rheumatologists are on a seemingly never-ending quest to find ways to predict who among our patients will have a worse outcome, and therefore are perhaps deserving of being treated aggressively even before their clinical presentation shows aggressive disease.
A study presented by Dr. Hitchon of the University of Manitoba in Canada tried to sort out what a rheu...
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New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...were published in the June issue of the journal, Arthritis Care & Research. The guidelines... Read more »
Financial Assistance for Your Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
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Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
From the FDA Consumer Magazine, March-April 2005 by Carol Rados Few people with arthritis would be willing to stop taking a medication that works, especially when nothing else has. But what if joint... Read more »Rheumatoid Arthritis: Medications
...new NSAID, meloxicam (Mobic) was approved in the U.S. for the management and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.Studies suggest that the best times for taking an NSAID may be after the evening meal... Read more »Psoriasis: Other Medications
...psoriasis are also used for other severe diseases, including autoimmune diseases (especially rheumatoid arthritis) and cancer. Nearly all are powerful medications with potentially serious side... Read more »Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Treatment for Severe SLE
...results, and the drug is entering Phase III trials.Rituximab (Rituxan), a lymphoma cancer and rheumatoid arthritis drug, has shown good results in reducing B cells and improving lupus symptoms. It... Read more »Gout: Resources
www.niams.nih.gov -- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseaseswww.rheumatology.org -- American College of Rheumatologywww.arthritis.org -- The Arthritis... Read more »Medications
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