Ultrasound changes care of some patients with rheumatic conditions
Ultrasound can be used to make an appropriate decision regarding care for patients with rheumatic conditions involving the hands and feet, according to a study performed at St. Joseph's Healthcare/McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. The study included 62 patients. Results showed that, "app...Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Untreated, one throat strain can lead to damaging fever, physicians warn THURSDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The best way to prevent the developing world incidence of rheumatic fever and the heart disease it can cause is through accurate diagnosis and thorough treatment of strep th...CV risk management should be mandatory in RA and other types of inflammatory rheumatic disease
Paris, France, Friday 13 June 2008: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients should undergo compulsory cardiovascular (CV) risk management and existing CV risk calculators should be adapted to the increased CV risk in inflammatory rheumatic dis...The prevalence and impact of arthritis and other rheumatic conditions in the United States
Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the United States. Over the next 25 years as the Baby Boom generation continues to age, the toll of this disease will escalate. To have a clear picture of the looming disease burden and its impact on our nations health care and public health sy...New Strategy To Tackle Rheumatic Heart Disease
People at risk of developing acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) should be actively screened and government health authorities notified of any new cases , according to new guidelines issued by the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia ...Herbal remedies can have harmful interaction when taken with drugs for rheumatic arthritis
A recent study had pointed out the fact that herbal preparations and over the counter alternative medicines// may react badly when taken along with medication for rheumatic arthritis. The study points out that herbal preparations and alternate medicines are widely used by people suffering from...Southern California Surgical Center (heart411.com) Specializes in Mitral Valve Replacement
...consultation . The need for mitral valve replacement surgery can stem from a number of factors, including lifestyle, genetics and disease. rheumatic fever, bacterial infections and general wear and tear are common causes for mitral valve replacement surgery, although congenital defects can prompt...Better access to info and dialogue with HCPs on sexual issues for rheumatology patients
...hagen, Denmark, Friday 12 June 2009: Patients with rheumatic diseases want more information and better communic...e issue. The sexual relationships of people with rheumatic diseases can be impaired not only by physical symp...a lack of clinical guidelines about the effects of rheumatic diseases on sexual issues, have hindered the resol...Over half of people with rheumatoid arthritis have periodontitis
...y, said: "There is a growing body of evidence to demonstrate an association between periodontal disease and systemic conditions involving inflammatory rheumatic disease (especially RA), cardiovascular disease and diabetes. However, further cross-disciplinary research among rheumatologists and periodontologists...Cymbalta(R) Significantly Reduced Osteoarthritis Knee Pain in New Study
... American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting. 29 January 2009. (2) Lawrence, RC, et al. Estimates of the Prevalence of Arthritis and Other rheumatic Conditions in the United States. 2008. Arthritis and Rheumatism (58):26-35. (3) National Pain Foundation Web site - http://www.nationalpainfou...CDC Misses Target With Flawed MMR/Autism Study
...ease in the absence of MMR RNA does not mean that MMR shot didn't precipitate the GI disease and didn't precipitate autism. A similar example would be rheumatic fever where the infection is cleared quickly but damage to the heart and/or brain last a lifetime. Public confidence in the safety of vaccines is at...Northwestern Memorial Study Tests Cancer Drug on Scleroderma Patients
...ans at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are studying the effects of an anti-cancer drug to treat patients with scleroderma, a rare, incurable autoimmune rheumatic disease that leads to hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues. Scleroderma affects an estimated 300,000 people in the United State...ENA Profile (12 test kits) Sm/RNP, Sm, Jo-1, Scl-70, SS-A, SS-B
Description:... of the assay are to be used as an aid in the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome (SS), or other systemic rheumatic diseases....ImmuLisa Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA) Screen ELISA
Description:... IMMCO ANA Elisa meets the guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and monitoring of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases intended for the use of clinical pathologists and laboratory physicians....Finger prosthesis, standard/long, distal
Description:... The hands play an important part in our daily lives. But degenerative or traumatic impairments and rheumatic changes can cause severe handicaps. A decisive consideration in the developing of the finger-joint prostheses was to produce a reconstructed joint fun...Finger prosthesis, small, distal
Description:... The hands play an important part in our daily lives. But degenerative or traumatic impairments and rheumatic changes can cause severe handicaps. A decisive consideration in the developing of the finger-joint prostheses was to produce a reconstructed joint fun...Finger prosthesis, standard, proximal
Description:... The hands play an important part in our daily lives. But degenerative or traumatic impairments and rheumatic changes can cause severe handicaps. A decisive consideration in the developing of the finger-joint prostheses was to produce a reconstructed joint fun...Finger prosthesis, long, proximal
Description:... The hands play an important part in our daily lives. But degenerative or traumatic impairments and rheumatic changes can cause severe handicaps. A decisive consideration in the developing of the finger-joint prostheses was to produce a reconstructed joint fun...Finger prosthesis, small, proximal
Description:... The hands play an important part in our daily lives. But degenerative or traumatic impairments and rheumatic changes can cause severe handicaps. A decisive consideration in the developing of the finger-joint prostheses was to produce a reconstructed joint fun...They are young and need the job: A second chance for dangerous T-cells
... enormous practical interest. Deciphering these processes could lead to new therapeutic approaches for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatic arthritis and type-1 diabetes, which are triggered by autoreactive T-cells." Klein and his colleagues are working on a study into unexplained aspec...Bad mix of bacterial remnants and genetics leads to arthritis
... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more that 40 million American say that they have been told by a doctor that they have arthritis or another rheumatic condition. Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the United States and limits activities of nearly 19 million people. ...UT Southwestern secures $5 million NIH grant for lupus research
... DALLAS Dec. 19, 2007 The division of rheumatic diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical ...s a major accomplishment for UT Southwestern, said Dr. David Karp, chief of rheumatic diseases. This is a field in which UT Southwestern has had a leadership rol...First-degree fetal heart block may be reversible
... There is an increased risk of fetal heart problems when mothers carry particular antibodies associated with rheumatic diseases, according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Conference February 9 i...Genes may determine success of hip replacement surgery
... The success of long term hip replacement surgery may lie in the genes, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the rheumatic Diseases. The researchers analysed genetic variations in 312 people, just over half of whom (162) had problems after hip replacement in the 10 years...Osteoarthritis may be sign of faster 'biological ageing'
...e degenerative inflammatory bone disease, may be a sign of faster "biological ageing," suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the rheumatic Diseases. The authors base their findings on a study of almost 1100 people, aged between 30 and 79. Most of them were female twins. X-rays of b...Immune system has evolved to prevent autoimmune disease
...dy's immune response. The model predicts that chronic infections may lead to autoimmune diseases, a scenario that has been proposed as a cause of some rheumatic diseases like arthritis. "There are as many as a 100 million unique antibodies circulating through our bodies at any given time, but just three or ...Women feel more pain than men, research shows
...own that interdisciplinary approaches to pain management may have different effects on women than men. Working with the Royal National Hospital for rheumatic Diseases in Bath, researchers from the Pain Management Unit carried out assessments on 98 patients in chronic pain as they went through a pain managem...China Sky One Medical, Inc. Develops Nasal Spray for Rheumatic Disease
HARBIN, China, Aug. 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Sky One Medical, Inc. (''China Sky One Medical'' or ''the Company'') (Amex: CSY ), a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company producing external use, over-the-counter drugs in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today an...Antiangiogenic Role of 2ME2 Demonstrated in Rheumatoid Arthritis Models
...utic benefit of 2ME2 for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. 2ME2 is an oral, small molecule, disease-modifying anti- rheumatic drug with an excellent safety profile established through daily dosing in more than 300 cancer patients, some for over 5 years. The Company has initia...From Pain to Unexpected Fame: One Woman's Journey to Know Fibro
...Additional information about Lilly is available at http://www.lilly.com . (1) Lawrence, et al. "Estimates of the Prevalence of Arthritis and Other rheumatic Conditions in the United States." Arthritis and Rheumatism 2008; 58(1):31. (2) Leventhal, LJ. "Management of fibromyalgia." Annals of Internal Medic...Ardea Biosciences' Advances RDEA806 Into Phase 2a Proof-of-Concept Study for Gout
...ociety for Rheumatology and has collaborated with the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Task Force for Gout and with the Outcome Measures for rheumatic Arthritis Clinical Trials (OMERACT) group for chronic gout. He serves on the editorial boards of Arthritis Rheumatism (Care & Research), Bone Joint Sp...Phase 3 studies show golimumab significantly improved signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
... Institute. "Golimumab holds great promise as an anti-TNF therapy for patients who may benefit from monthly subcutaneous injections for RA and related rheumatic diseases." In March 2008, Centocor Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announced that a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) had...Quantitation of the Protein MIA as a Marker for Chondrocytes in Research Samples
...ncentrations were only found in individuals with rheumatic diseases associated with joint destruction, such...arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis. Within these rheumatic diseases, the most significant increase in MIA s...iminate rheumatoid arthritis from nondestructive rheumatic diseases. Further studies are necessary to confi...