It is critical to screen patients with rheumatoid arthritis for hearing impairment supriya kashyap kashyap24 April 2016 1:45 PM ISTRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the commonest autoimmune arthritis affecting 1% of the general population. Despite its main articular manifestations, RA...
Even Low dose of steroids increase adverse effects in RA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTOral glucocorticoid (OGC) use for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is debated because of the adverse event (AE) profile of OGC. Although Oral glucocorticoids...
Some rheumatoid arthritis Treatments linked to Improvement in BP Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 April 2018 7:10 PM ISTBaker et.al conducted a study to evaluate the effect of disease-modifying therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on systolic and diastolic blood...
Weight loss doesn't halt disability progression in RA Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 May 2018 7:10 PM ISTPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are severely obese have a more rapid progression of disability as compared to overweight patients,...
Baricitinib -New Treatment for Moderate to severe RA Vinay Singh singh4 Jun 2018 7:30 PM ISTU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the 2-mg dose of OLUMIANT®(baricitinib), a once-daily oral medication for the treatment of adults...
Oral glucocorticoids do not reduce BMD in Rheumatoid Arthritis upto 2 years Vinay Singh singh5 July 2018 7:30 PM ISTTreatment with prednisone/prednisolone was not associated with significant change in bone mass density (BMD) compared with placebo in patients with...
Vitamin D improves quality of life in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients Vinay Singh singh3 Aug 2018 8:20 PM ISTVitamin D supplementation could significantly improve quality of life for Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) patients, according to the findings, announced at...
Rheumatoid arthritis leads to sexual dysfunction in females Vinay Singh singh29 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new of its kind study published in The Journal of Rheumatology reveals that female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is highly prevalent in female patients...
A RA case where Methotrexate and Septran combo turns deadly Vinay Singh singh24 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr Mohsin Hamid at Department of Internal Medicine, Abington Hospital–Jefferson Health, Abington, US and colleagues have reported a case of rheumatoid...
RA risk increased up to fivefold among patients with high CCP levels Vinay Singh singh11 Feb 2019 7:20 PM ISTA new study published in Arthritis Care and Research has revealed that among patients who are cyclic citrullinated peptide(CCP) antibody positive, the...
Sustained smoking cessation reduces risk of rheumatoid arthritis Deepanjana Sarkar22 Feb 2019 7:10 PM ISTQuitting cigarette and sustaining the decision may reduce the risk of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis, pointed out a study published in the journal...
Biologic therapy increases infection risk in elderly patients of rheumatoid arthritis Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Feb 2019 7:15 PM ISTBiologic therapy increases risk of infection in elderly patients of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study.The study on the safety of biologic...
