Tag: Arthritis: Rheumatoid
Patients With Worse RA Symptoms More Likely to Cut Alcohol Intake
No evidence found that alcohol use has beneficial effect in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Higher Disease Burden for OA Than RA After Six Months
Similar disease burden seen at presentation for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
Program in Peds Rheumatology Clinic Ups Education on Teratogenic Rx
Findings seen among girls, women of childbearing age prescribed teratogenic meds
FDA: Pulmonary Embolism Risk Up With Tofacitinib 10 mg for RA
Safety clinical trial shows risk for PE, death with 10-mg dose versus 5-mg dose, TNF inhibitor
Sustained Smoking Cessation May Delay, Prevent Seropositive RA
While risk increases with pack-years smoked, it decreases with longer duration of smoking cessation
Yoga May Help With Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms, Severity
RA patients assigned to yoga plus DMARD therapy also had a drop in depression symptoms
MRI-Guided Tx Strategy Not Superior for Rheumatoid Arthritis
No difference seen in proportion reaching primary end point versus conventional strategy
Tofacitinib Benefits Sustained for Two Years in Patients With RA
Safety, tolerability through 24 months was consistent with 12-month tofacitinib analysis
Longitudinal TNF Levels Mainly Stable With Adalimumab in RA
Early low TNF strongly associated with formation of antidrug antibodies, may predict nonresponse
Discontinuing TNFi Before Gestational Week 20 Is Feasible
No clinically meaningful disease worsening among women with well-controlled RA, juvenile arthritis
