According to a drug trial that was presented at the American College of Rheumatology in San Francisco indicates that methotrexate, when used in combination with tocilizumab, resulted in remission in 47% of the patients. This compares to only 8% for patients on methotrexate alone. [...]
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The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reported that an arthritis patient that had been prescribed Rituxan has died of a rare viral infection more that a year and a half after discontinuing use of the drug. [...] According to the most complete survey on the arthritis and employment, an average of 33% of workers with arthritis say the disease limits the amount or type of work they can do. [...] Nintendo’s popular Wii video game system has been increasing in use as a rehabilitation tool. It has been utilized as therapy for patients for recovery from strokes, surgery, broken bones and even combat injuries. Sports games played on the Wii are less painful and less repetitive than traditional therapy. According to Wikipedia, Wii Sports [...] Many arthritis sufferers say that their symptoms are worse in cold, damp weather and better in warm, dry weather. But is there any research to back up these perceptions? There have been some studies looking at the relationship between the weather and arthritis symptoms. These have resulted in conflicting conclusions. One study looked at [...] The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has published a new study on the incidence of depression among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The study, titled “Communication about Depression during Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Visits” was published in the February issue of Arthritis Care & Research. 200 arthritis patients from 4 rheumatology clinics with 8 [...] In the first article of this series we talked about the importance of exercise for improving the symptoms of arthritis. Some of the options included walking, aquatics and yoga. If you can’t get out to walk or to take an aquatics or yoga class there are exercises you can do every day that will [...] |
  
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