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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Does Humira Cause Joint Pain

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I've Got Rhythm, I've Got Rheumatoid Arthritis

By Mark Borigini, M.D. Health Expert
With apologies to George Gershwin, I thought it might be nice to review with you the importance of the circadian rhythm in rheumatoid arthritis.

 

I am often asked by my patients why they have more pain and stiffness in the morning. After all, I never ask about "evening stiffness." It's always morning stiffness on my mind when I ask a patient how he or she is doing.

 

It appears that this is related to the circadian rhythm, which refers to the 24-hour biological cycles we all have, and wh...

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Expert & Community Posts

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What is the "Best" Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment?
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...biologic agents, such as Enbrel versus Remicade, or Humira versus Rituxan. The drug companies... Read more »

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...was at least a potential for improvement in joint pain and stiffness.Fish Oil.  Just... Read more »

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Getting To The Heart Of The Rheumatoid Arthritis-Cardiovascular Disease Controversy
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...widespread use of the biologic drugs (such as Enbrel, Humira and Remicade); so, the results... Read more »

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Experimental drugs show promise for treatment of RA
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...an anti-TNF inhibitor, like Enbrel, Remicade and Humira.  Cimzia is not without its problems... Read more »

Health Guide

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 »
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 »
Psoriasis
...etanercept (Enbrel), and infliximab (Remicade) are FDA-approved for treatment of psoriasis. Adalimumab (Humira) is approved by the FDA for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, but not as yet for... Read more »
Psoriasis: Other Medications
...clinic. Patients with a history of infection or heart failure should not take this drug.Adalimumab (Humira) is another TNF-blocker. It is being tested in clinical trials for treatment of psoriasis... Read more »
Crohn's Disease: Medications
...liver failure; and aplastic anemiaAdalimumab. The Food and Drug administration approved adalimumab (Humira) early in 2007 for treating adult patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease. Like... Read more »

Medications

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