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Christine Miller

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posted 11/21/2006, comments (0)

Studies Assess Effectiveness of Orencia and Humira in Children with JRA

Two studies recently presented at the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting in Washington showed that Orencia and Humira, drugs approved for treating adults with RA and other diseases, are also effective for treating RA in children. It should be noted that the researchers reported receiving consulting fees from Amgen, Centocor,... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 11/13/2006, comments (0)

Studies Help the Rheumatologist Help the Patient

Rheumatoid arthritis affects about one percent of the population, but it does affect women to a much greater extent than it affects men: the female to male ratio is approximately three to one. Age plays a role also: for women, the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis increases from puberty, peaking at menopause. Among men, rheumatoid arthritis is... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 08/25/2006, comments (0)

Women with Arthritis Less Likely to go into Remission

A recent article published by the Society for Women’s Health Research report on findings of a study conducted in Sweden. The researchers found that even though the women and men in the study had very similar disease activity at the beginning of the study, the women were less likely to go into remission, or experience an absence or decrease in... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 08/21/2006, comment (1)

Centocor gets FDA approval for expanded marketing of REMICADE (Infliximab)

Centocor, Inc. announced on August 14 that the FDA has expanded marketing approval for REMICADE® (infliximab) for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. The new approval allows the company to market the drug to inhibit structural damage and improve physical function in patients with active psoriatic arthritis. REMICADE was first approved for the... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 08/16/2006, comments (0)

Smoking Doubles the Risk of Developing RA

We all have read that smoking increases the risk of lung cancer, heart disease and strokes. There have also been numerous studies published over the years linking long term heavy smoking to increased risk of seropositive RA and to severe arthritis activity. Smoking has also been shown to be a risk factor for rheumatoid nodules in early stages of... Read more Chevron

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