Rheumatoid arthritis patients at increased risk of metabolic syndrome, CVD: PGIMER Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTChandigarh: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of developing the metabolic syndrome (MetS), finds a recent study conducted...
Tofacitinib monotherapy effective in rheumatoid arthritis after methotrexate withdrawal Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Jun 2019 7:25 PM ISTTreatment with tofacitinib extended-release monotherapy was noninferior to tofacitinib extended release plus methotrexate at 48 weeks in patients with...
Statins effective in rheumatoid arthritis patients at high risk of heart attack Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 April 2019 7:28 PM ISTStatins are effective and safe in rheumatoid arthritis patients at high risk of heart attack, finds a new TRACE RA trial.Statins are prescribed for...
Baricitinib found efficacious in atopic dermatitis in phase 3 trials Deepanjana Sarkar5 Feb 2019 7:20 PM ISTAccording to a recent report, Eli Lilly and Company and Incyte Corporation has announced that Baricitinib has been found efficacious and safe in...
Patients of Sjogren's syndrome have increased CV risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Dec 2018 7:05 PM ISTMontpellier, France: Primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity as compared with the general...
A peptide having potential to stop & reverse rheumatoid arthritis found Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Nov 2017 7:30 PM ISTIn the quest for a new and more effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC looked to a primate...
Biologic therapy in RA during pregnancy does not increase opportunistic infection risks in infants Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Nov 2017 7:15 PM ISTUsing a biologic therapy to manage rheumatoid arthritis may not significantly increase an infant's risk for developing opportunistic infections like...
Obesity associated with higher degree of synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis patients Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTExcess weight is linked to a higher degree of synovitis in people with rheumatoid arthritis and can affect their treatment response, according to new...
RA Drugs Do Not Increase Cancer Risk : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2017 9:20 AM ISTIn a register-based cohort study it was found that Short- to medium-term use of tocilizumab, abatacept, rituximab, or anti-TNF drugs seems to be safe...
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Goes Up in Rheumatoid Arthritis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTEuropean League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) had provided different sets of recommendations for the management of cardiovascular risk in inflammatory...
Increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis associated with certain occupations Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM ISTNew research indicates that certain occupations may put workers at an elevated risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. The findings, which appear in...
