Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST) can help physicians make the determination, but just how reliable is it?

Nearly 1,000 rheumatoid arthritis patients members who follow the creakyjoints.org site said they would be willing to be research subjects.

Researchers are significantly closer to establishing biomarkers for the effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Gene expression may impact severity of arthritis pain and lead to developments in personalizing medical care for these patients.

Researchers recently performed a comprehensive literature review to determine possible pathologies and associated factors, as well as new treatment modalities, for RA patients with auditory deficit.

The new disease management program publication from the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care states that drug therapy is an important focus of rehabilitation for rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Researchers report that a lipid mediator known as resolvin D1 demonstrated anti-arthritis properties in mice models.

Compounds in the body may help reduce inflammation and prevent damage to healthy tissues for arthritis patients and patients with other inflammatory diseases.

Researchers warn that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are more dangerous than previously thought, and should be prescribed with great care among patients with heart disease.

Researchers explored how people aged 16 to 25 years old with inflammatory arthritis evaluate the risks and benefits of treatment. They especially wanted to focus on the patients’ assessments of biologic therapies.

It’s been reiterated time and time again but the evidence holds true – smoking leads to worse health outcomes. However, smoking increases the risk of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers from Stanford University Medical Center studied patients with inadequate or unacceptable side effects associated with one or more tumor necrosis factor inhibitors or other biologic DMARDs, or both.

The symptoms and pathology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) worsened in mice models, which were missing the enzyme needed for serotonin synthesis, according to findings published in The American Journal of Pathology.

Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Crohn’s disease are “gonna be defeatedâ€, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Researchers treated mice with transforming growth factor β–activated kinase 1 (TAK 1) in order to examine the post-translational modification to TAK 1 and its therapeutic regulation in rheumatoid arthritis. The team used a phytochemical known as epigallocatechin 3 gallate (a compound commonly found in green tea) in a 10-day treatment plan in the mice to study the effects.

Multi-biomarker disease activity radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis patients up to two years past diagnosis, new research finds.

Imaging technology has made clinical trials in rheumatology shorter and more sensitive, but more research is needed on how best to use ultrasound and MRI in practice.

Treatment with rituximab and infliximab reduce the expression of Carboxypeptidase B, the complement peptide C5a and osteopontin in the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Osteoporosis is undertreated with only half of patients who qualify for a diagnosis receiving treatment. There are particular considerations for patients with rheumatologic illness.

Patients with arthritis may eventually be able to use their own "microvesicles" as treatment for their disease.

Analysis of questionnaire data has identified 5 factors that help predict which patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases such as psoriatic arthritis will abandon biologic treatment.

A recent report found there is not nearly enough scientific research being conducted on the effects of marijuana and other cannabinoids on rheumatic diseases.

Certolizumab pegol reduces the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis regardless of how much methotrexate is prescribed, study shows.

Using data from the Nurses’ Health Study, researchers have found strong evidence of increased risk for respiratory, cardiovascular, and overall mortality for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

All pain is not created equal and treating it as if it is all the same may lead doctors down the wrong path, says the University of Michigan's Daniel Clauw, M.D.

While there are many studies that examine how well TNFi biologic therapies work in rheumatoid arthritis, few studies have examined when TNFi can be safely stopped, until now.

In this Q&A, Dr. Saag discusses the status of prednisone to treat rheumatoid arthritis, new treatments for osteoporosis and more.

An immune system protein called interleukin 27 may hold the key to preventing the onset of an aggressive form of rheumatoid arthritis.

University of Michigan rheumatologist Daniel Clauw, M.D., speaks with Rheumatology Network about treating pain with cannabinoids. In rheumatology, studies are ongoing.

In case you needed another healthy reason to brew a hot cup of green tea, researchers from Washington State University have found that it blocks rheumatoid arthritis activity.