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Nurses May Be Key to Long-Term Clinical Trial Success

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | July 6, 2015

After completing a 10-year clinical trial examining treatment strategies for rheumatoid arthritis, Dutch researchers used a questionnaire to determine the study conditions and individual motivators that kept 60% of patients participating long term…

EULAR 2015: What’s New in RA Research

Thomas R. Collins | July 1, 2015

ROME, Italy—Even with classification criteria that have been updated and refined over time, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is still a diagnosis that ultimately has to be made with clinical judgment, said Ronald van Vollenhoven, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and chief of clinical therapy research in inflammatory diseases at the Karolinska University in Sweden. His remarks…

EULAR 2015: The Biology of Fatigue

Thomas R. Collins | July 1, 2015

ROME, Italy—Fatigue, a problem experienced frequently by patients with rheumatic diseases, is best thought of as a survival mechanism and as a single phenomenon, not a condition that comes in a variety of forms, an expert said in a session at EULAR 2015, the annual congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR). Gene Regulated…

Guselkumab Studied to Treat RA & Plaque Psoriasis

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | July 1, 2015

In a Phase 2 study, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of guselkumab to alleviate symptoms in patients with active RA suffering from tender and swollen joints.

International Consensus Statement on the Management & Treatment of IgG4-Related Disease

Arthritis & Rheumatology | June 30, 2015

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory condition that affects multiple organs and can lead to tumefactive, tissue-destructive lesions and organ failure. An international panel of experts has released a consensus statement on its management…

Lungs Are Particularly Vulnerable in Patients with Systemic Rheumatic Disease

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | June 29, 2015

In an observational study, physicians found that systemic rheumatic disease exacerbation and treatment-related infections were often related to the lungs…

Online Tools Can Help Manage Pain

Lisa Rapaport | June 26, 2015

(Reuters Health)—People with chronic pain may be able to use online tools to manage their symptoms, lessening the need for frequent doctor visits, an Australian study suggests. Researchers tested a series of web-based pain management tutorials on a group of adults who had been suffering symptoms for more than six months. Regardless of how much…

Inspiratory Muscle Training Boosts Lung Strength in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Anne Harding | June 25, 2015

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Inspiratory muscle training can help improve aerobic capacity and pulmonary function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), according to new findings presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress. “Inspiratory muscle training as a stand-alone therapy improves inspiratory muscle function (strength and endurance), decreases symptoms of dyspnea and improves exercise capacity,”…

Many Psoriasis Patients Have Undiagnosed Arthritis

Kathryn Doyle | June 23, 2015

(Reuters Health)—Up to 15% of people with psoriasis have undiagnosed arthritis that’s related to the skin condition, according to a new review. “The important takeaway,” said Dr. Abby Van Voorhees, director of the Psoriasis and Phototherapy Treatment Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, “would be that further education is needed…

Are Solar Flares an Overlooked Factor in Autoimmune Disease?

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | June 22, 2015

New research by physicists from Johns Hopkins University explores the correlation between the sun’s geomagnetic activity and the incidence of giant cell arteritis and rheumatoid arthritis, including geographic latitudes that put residents at highest risk.