MSK Report News

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Arthritis: Thunder God Vine Trounces Sulfasalazine in RA
An extract of the traditional Chinese medicinal vine Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) was better than sulfasalazine for treating rheumatoid arthritis...

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Pain: Neuro Exams a Must for Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia patients have neurological abnormalities that may correlate with objective FM exam findings and influence treatment decisions...

Friday, September 11, 2009 Consumer News: Splits Form Over How to Address Bone Loss
Osteopenia—bone density that is below what is considered normal but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis—can be a confusing diagnosis, and experts are split over whether patients should begin taking drugs to inhibit bone loss when only in the osteopenia stage

Thursday, September 10, 2009 Autoimmunity: 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...

Thursday, September 10, 2009 BioPharm Business News and Perspectives: Lodotra Delayed-Release Prednisone Aces Phase III
Nitec Pharma's Lodotra™ delayed-release prednisone met phase III efficacy endpoints. Nitec expects to file for FDA approval in RA...

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 Arthritis: RA Joints Protected by More Fat, Less Adiponectin
Adiponectin is the link between fatness and lower joint damage in RA...

Tuesday, September 08, 2009 BioPharm Business News and Perspectives: 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 Arthritis: 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...

Thursday, September 03, 2009 Consumer News: Research Trove: Patients' Online Data
Researchers and patients with rare diseases are turning to the Internet to connect patients around the world and collect their everyday experiences with their illnesses to help shed new light on diseases not yet fully understood...

Tuesday, September 01, 2009 Consumer News: Strong Thighs May Mean Less Knee Pain for Women
Stronger thigh muscles may help protect women—but not men—from the pain of arthritic knees...