Arthritis News

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 So You Think You Can Dance After Hip Replacement? You Can!
Orthopaedic surgeons are realizing that patients are never too young or too old to undergo total hip arthroplasty...

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Untreated Depression May Dim RA TNF Inhibitor Response
Persistent depression affects RA patients' response to anti-TNF treatment...

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 Black Box Added to TNF Inhibitors for Kids, Teens
The FDA has expanded TNF blocker “black box” warnings to include lymphoma and other cancers in children and teens, leukemia in all patients, and new-onset psoriasis...

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 Psoriasis: Not Just Skin Deep
Mark G. Lebwohl, MD says psoriasis affects the heart and other vital organs, and treatment with TNF-blockers may reduce the risk of these comorbidities...

Tuesday, August 04, 2009 FDA Spikes Pegloticase Gout OK
Savient Pharmaceuticals' shares tanked on the FDA's refusal to approve Krystexxa™ for gout...

Monday, August 03, 2009 R U Ready 4 Teens With Arthritis?
Teens with JIA are a challenge, and maintaining treatment response is likely to require different thinking by clinicians used to treating adults or children...

Friday, July 31, 2009 Arthritis Patients Twice as Likely to Be Depressed, Suicidal
Rheumatologists should be on the lookout for depression and suicidal ideation among arthritis patients...

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 TNF Inhibitors Have Different TB Risks
The risk of developing tuberculosis is 7 to 17 fold higher among patients receiving anti-TNF monoclonal antibody therapy than for those receiving soluble TNF receptors. How can you protect your patients?...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Surprise: OA Not linked to Menopause
OA incidence rises with age in women, but not because of changes in female hormone levels...

Friday, July 24, 2009 Most OA Responses to Coxibs Show In First 2 Weeks
If OA patients do not respond to NSAID treatment by 2 weeks, it might be time to try a different drug...