Adalimumab, an Arthritis drug effective in non infectious uveitis: NEJM Study supriya kashyap kashyap12 Oct 2016 3:08 PM ISTLondon : A well known rheumatoid arthritis medication may be effective for treating non infectious uveitis, a rare eye disease that can lead to loss...
Contraceptive pills effective in Rheumatoid arthritis risk : BMJ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh19 Aug 2017 11:00 AM ISTTaking the contraceptive pill, particularly for seven or more consecutive years, is linked to a lowered risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, finds...
American College of Rheumatology encourages Use of Biosimilar drugs in White paper Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Feb 2018 7:10 PM ISTIn a new white paper published by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) with title “The Science Behind Biosimilars – Entering a New Era of Biologic...
Latest recommendations for JIA associated uveitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 April 2018 7:00 PM ISTJuvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children and uveitis is possibly its most devastating extra-articular...
Risk of Stroke doubles in patients of Inflammatory Myopathy Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Aug 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are at double the risk for both ischemic (IS) and hemorrhagic stroke (HS) as compared to...
Vaccination recommendations for adults with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases: EULAR update Hina Zahid23 Aug 2019 7:00 PM ISTEuropean League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) has updated its recommendations for vaccination in adult patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic...
Statins reduce death risk in autoimmune rheumatic disorders Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Jan 2019 7:25 PM ISTUSA: Statin initiation in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease (SARD) was associated with an overall reduction in mortality, according...
Older Women Who Use Bisphosphonates Need Fewer Knee Replacements Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli29 Oct 2017 7:20 PM ISTThe rate of knee replacement surgery among older women with knee osteoarthritis is lower in those who take bisphosphonates than in those who don't,...
Chondroitin sulfate as good as widely used anti-inflammatory for knee osteoarthritis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 May 2017 9:34 AM ISTHigh quality (pharmaceutical grade) chondroitin sulfate is as good as a widely prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (celecoxib) for the...
