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Friday, October, 23, 2009

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FDA approves Humira for ankylosing spondylitis

October 02, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Humira (adalimumab) for the treatment of the inflammatory-arthritis condition ankylosing spondylitis (AS). AS is an autoimmune disease that causes back pain and stiffness and can result in complete spinal fusion. Humira is already approved for use in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Read more »

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Top Arthritis Advances of 2006
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...treatment last February and Humira (adalimumab) for ankylosing spondylitis last August. ... Read more »

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FDA reviewing Humira, Remicade and Enbrel for cancer risk
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...arthritis, plaque psoriasis, Crohn's disease, and ankylosing spondylitis.  Remicade is approved... Read more »

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Symptoms Outside the GI Tract in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...that occurs; peripheral arthritis, spondylitis and ankylosing spondylitis. Peripheral arthritis... Read more »

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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sometimes called immune dysfunction syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis (in Europe), is not a new disorder. In the 19th century the term neurasthenia, or... Read more »

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A medication currently being tested to treat Crohn's disease could also help ease a severe form of spinal arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis... Read summary »

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