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Arthritis News Archive15-Jun-2007
Vitamin A Compound Could Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Research in mice suggests that a vitamin A derivative, retinoic acid, may fight autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as colitis or rheumatoid arthritis, U.S. scientists say.
Risk Of Lymphoma In Rheumatoid Arthritis Decreased By Long-term Treatment With Steroids (Science Daily)
Two years or more of oral steroid treatment decreases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis related lymphoma, according to data presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology. Furthermore, these effects were found regardless of when in the course of the disease the steroids were first administered. However, these beneficial effects were not observed if the steroids were taken for less than ...
Study Rates New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Study Rates New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Category: Health News Created: 6/14/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2007
What makes people susceptible to rheumatoid arthritis? (News-Medical-Net)
Peter K. Gregersen, MD, stares at x-rays of hands, searching out the telltale signs of inflamed joints and wrists from his research subjects with rheumatoid arthritis. With these clinical features at his side, he turns to the basic building blocks of life , the human genome , to figure out what makes these people susceptible to the disabling inflammatory condition.
Improvement Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Found During Pregnancy (Science Daily)
Disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is significantly reduced during pregnancy, according to new data. In the study, RA improved significantly from the first trimester to the third trimester of the participants' pregnancy and this effect extended into the postpartum stage.
Glaxo drug confirms arthritis potential (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
An experimental antibody drug, being developed by Danish biotech company Genmab and GlaxoSmithKline , confirmed its promise as a rheumatoid arthritis treatment on Friday.
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