Autoimmunity News

Wednesday, October 07, 2009 Can Surgical Masks Protect You From Flu? Maybe
Surgical masks are nearly as effective as N95 respirators in preventing influenza in health care workers...

Wednesday, October 07, 2009 TNF Blockade in SLE? The Plot Thickens
Brief therapy with 4 infusions of infliximab plus azathioprine produces relatively safe, durable improvements in refractory lupus nephritis...

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Sjögren's Smell, Taste Defects Affect QOL
Patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome often experience impaired smell and taste, which affects their quality of life...

Thursday, September 24, 2009 Rituximab Improves SSc Lung Function
A small pilot study has established proof-of-principle that rituximab improves lung function in scleroderma...

Thursday, September 10, 2009 RA Vasculitis Now “A Vanishing Entity”
Both inpatient and outpatient cases of rheumatoid vasculitis began a steep decline at about the time biologicals and early, aggressive RA treatment became standard care...

Tuesday, September 08, 2009 RA Drug Array ARRY-162 Fails in Phase 2
A new rheumatoid drug from Array BioPharma that modulates the MEK pathway did not meet Phase 2 efficacy goals...

Thursday, September 03, 2009 Depression, CRP Linked to Pain in RA
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are twice as likely to be depressed as people without this autoimmune disease, and now new research links RA pain to both depression severity and levels of C-reactive protein...

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Echo Urged to Rule Out PAH in High-Risk Lupus
Echocardiogram screening may be useful in identifying pulmonary arterial hypertension in high risk lupus patients...

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 Lupus with Leucopenia, Anemia Signals Risk of Leukemia
Lupus patients with persistent leucopenia or anemia may be at risk for myeloid leukemia...

Thursday, July 23, 2009 Gene Therapy Cleared in RA Patient Death
The vector used in an RA gene therapy study did not cause the death of a patient who died during the trial...