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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Ebook On Treatment For Ankylosing Spondylitis

Humira approved for treating psoriatic arthritis joint damage

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. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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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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Male Osteoporosis
By Neil Gonter, MD , Health Expert

...Inflammatory diseases: inflammatory bowel disease, ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid... Read more »

Health Guide

Ankylosing spondylitis
Rheumatoid spondylitis; Spondylitis; Spondylarthropathy Prevention Prevention is unknown. Awareness of risk factors may allow early detection and treatment. ... Read more »
Spondyloarthritis Symptoms and Causes
Diseases that fall under spondyloarthritis umbrella are ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis (known previously as Reiter's syndrome) psoriatic arthritis and psoriatic spondylitis, and the... Read more »
Ankylosing spondylitis
...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. ... Read more »
Ankylosing spondylitis
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... Read more »
Pelvis X-ray
...pelvis) Sacroiliitis (inflammation of the area where the sacrum joins the ilium bone) Ankylosing spondylitis Read more »

Medications

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...types of arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid, psoriatic, and ankylosing spondylitis). This medication is... Read more »

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...types of arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid, psoriatic, and ankylosing spondylitis). This medication is... Read more »

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...types of arthritis (e.g., rheumatoid, psoriatic, and ankylosing spondylitis), as well as a skin... Read more »

Related News

Humira launched for Crohn's disease in Europe
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... Read summary »

Manufacturers seek approval to use Humira for Crohn's
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.... Read summary »

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... Read summary »

Crohn's med could treat severe form of arthritis
October 03, 2008

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 »

Agency recommends restricted use of piroxicam
October 03, 2008

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) says medications that contain piroxicam should be restricted because of the risk of gastrointestinal problems... Read summary »