by American College of Rheumatology Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers will present the first-ever study of fractures and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) annual meeting. They report a doubled risk of fractures in patients with acute calcium pyrophosphate crystal arthritis compared to those without the disease. Calcium...
by Oxford University Press Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain According to a new paper in Rheumatology, published by Oxford University Press, JAK inhibitors, which doctors have used to treat patients with arthritis despite concerns about the effectiveness of such drugs, actually do work quite well. In a multicenter, retrospective study Japanese researchers found that the drugs resulted...
Lucy Hicks October 25, 2023 Certain products marketed for arthritis and pain management could contain hidden ingredients that could be harmful to consumers, according to a warning by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Some of these products contain active ingredients found in anti-inflammatory prescription medication. “These products may cause potentially serious side effects and may...
Ceria nano particle-immobilized mesenchymal stem cell nanovesicle hybrid system offers both immediate pain relief and long-term immune tolerance Peer-Reviewed Publication INSTITUTE FOR BASIC SCIENCE SCHEMATIC ILLUSTRATION OF COMPREHENSIVE AND COMBINATION RA THERAPY BY CE-MSCNV NANOPARTICLES. CE-MSCNVS SCAVENGE THE OVER-PRODUCED ROS IN AN RA KNEE JOINT, INDUCE M1 TO M2 MACROPHAGE POLARIZATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF OF...
Written by Joanna Foley, RD, CLT | Reviewed by Samantha C. Shapiro, MD. for Good Rx Key takeaways: Because arthritis is an inflammatory condition, eating foods that promote inflammation may make symptoms worse.Some of the foods thought to be the worst for arthritis include fried foods, foods high in added sugar, and foods high in purine (a natural...
David Goldman, File/AP A sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (David Goldman, File/AP)An estimated 220,000 children and adolescents in the United States have been diagnosed with arthritis, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While arthritis is most often associated with older...
Doug Brunk A new predictive tool known as the Psoriatic Arthritis Risk Estimation Tool (PRESTO) is now available to help clinicians estimate the risk of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in their patients with psoriasis. Dr Lihi Eder Though it requires further validation, researchers led by rheumatologist Lihi Eder, MD, PhD, of the Women’s College Research Institute...
BY MARIA CHENGUpdated 6:08 PM MST, August 16, 2023Share LONDON (AP) — Taking a common arthritis drug together with the morning-after pill Plan B could boost the contraceptive’s effectiveness, according to new research published Wednesday. Levonorgestrel, often called Plan B, is the most widely available type of emergency contraception. It works by preventing or delaying ovulation....
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Example features and the species encoding the enzymes and pathways involved in the differential encoding of vitamin B processing in inflammatory arthritis. (A) Shown are examples of the most differentially encoded B vitamin pathways and enzymes. (B) Shown are the taxa contributing to vitamin B7 encoding. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2023). DOI:...
Erna Lorenzini June 09, 2023 MILAN, Italy — High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to enhance cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and mitigate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) in a randomized trial. Notably, the positive response in CRF did not coincide with changes in pain or fatigue. Kristine Norden...
