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Humira helps reduce hand-bone loss due to RA: study

June 15, 2009

Researchers have found that treatment with the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug Humira helps reduce the loss of hand bone in people who suffer from the condition. For their study, scientists compared the effectiveness of a combination of Humira and methotrexate to treatment with each drug alone in patients with RA. X-rays and other scans revealed that the group given Humira experienced less loss of bone in their hands than people who did not receive the drug. This was true regardless of the patien... Read more »

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Expert & Community Posts

Enbrel and the Mystery of the Black Box Warning

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...factor-blocking monoclonal antibodies -- the drugs Humira and Remicade, in particular. ... Read more »

Studies Assess Effectiveness of Orencia and Humira in Children with JRA

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...annual meeting in Washington showed that Orencia and Humira, drugs approved for treating adults... Read more »

Prednisone, the Dirty Little Secret, Becomes More Respectable

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...risk—as the newer and much more expensive drugs such as Humira, Remicade, Enbrel, Rituxan, and... Read more »

Infliximab (Remicade) Linked to Atherosclerosis

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...arthritis patients are known to have. I have taken Humira for almost two years now. I also... Read more »

Anti-TNF Drugs During Pregnancy

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...described patients exposed to Enbrel, Remicade, and Humira at conception. There were six first... Read more »

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Health Guide

New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis

...in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis have been tumor necrosis factor inhibiting drugs, including Humira, Enbrel and Remicade. But now these agents have some competition from Rituxan and... Read more »

Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications

...spondylitis. The two other TNF-blocking products approved to treat RA are Remicade (infliximab) and Humira (adalimumab), a drug that provided the long-awaited relief for Shirley through a 2002... Read more »

Recognizing, Diagnosing & Treating IBD in Children

...intravenous feeding (“TPN”). There are some situations where biologic therapies-- such as Remicade, Humira, or Cymzia--might be appropriate as initial treatment. Children with extensive... Read more »

Crohn's Disease: Highlights

Drug ApprovalAdalimumab (Humira) was approved in 2007 to treat adults with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease.Infliximab (Remicade) was approved in 2006 for treating active Crohns disease... Read more »

Psoriasis: Highlights

...with severe psoriasis.Drug ResearchResults from a Phase III (late-stage) study show that adalimumab (Humira) is more effective than methotrexate in the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis.... Read more »