The FDA ordered that the class of drugs known as TNF blockers carry a warning on the packaging that their use carries the risk of developing a potentially deadly fungal disease called histoplasmosis. [...]
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A new study says that children of mothers who have an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), type 1 diabetes and celiac disease have a three times higher risk or Autism than the general population. The study included data on 3,325 Danish children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who were born in Denmark from 1993 [...] A new study published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is best treated surgically, sooner rather than later. Patients with RA frequently experience a debilitating condition known as metacarpophalangeal joint disease, which is usually treated by replacing the knuckle joints with [...] Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an auto-immune, inflammatory disease. People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher levels of inflammatory proteins, called cytokines, and other cytokine related factors in their blood. According to a recent study, those markers are present as many as three years before any RA symptoms emerge. Previous studies have shown that other markers exist [...] In the first study of its kind, researchers at Brown University have discovered that the lack of a protein called lubricin results in early wear of joints. Lubricin acts as a “boundary lubricant” that reduces the friction between opposing layers of cartilage inside joints. Dr. Gregory Jay, an associate professor of emergency medicine and engineering at [...] |
  
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