European Commission Approves First Tocilizumab Biosimilar European Commission Approves First Tocilizumab Biosimilar
The biosimilar, commercially called Tyenne, is indicated to treat several autoimmune diseases as well as cytokine release syndrome and COVID-19.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
How To Avoid China ’ s Medicine Monopoly
I want to share a shocking statistic with you…
Around 80% of all the pharmaceuticals sold in America — both prescription and over-the-counter — are manufactured in China.
I’m talking about drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, blood pressure and blood thinners, diuretics, aspirin, antibiotics, and a big chunk of the world’s insulin and diabetes drugs — just to name a few.1
We don’t even make penicillin anymore. The last penicillin plant in the U.S. closed its doors in 2004.
Americans who rely on medicine are now almost entirely at the mercy of a country whose relations with the U.S. have become more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news
Using Meds to Manage Your Arthritis Pain: An Overview
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 -- Millions of Americans suffer from arthritis, and many reach for medication to ease their joint pain and inflammation.
The options might seem overwhelming, though. Here, the Arthritis Foundation offers some suggestions for... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
I'm a physiotherapist. This is what's behind your knee pain and how to treat it
In most cases knee pain is caused by trauma due to a sports injury or at work, says Professor Philip Conaghan, an expert in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctor recommends six anti-inflammatory foods to reduce arthritis pain
From the choice of your cooking oil to the seasoning you use, a doctor has recommended dietary tweaks that could curb inflammation and arthritis pain. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lupus May Overlap in Many Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Lupus May Overlap in Many Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
Patients with both systemic sclerosis (SSc) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) showed a distinct clinical phenotype from those with SSc alone, but mortality was similar.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 15, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Program for Rheumatoid Arthritis Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Program for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who participated in this multidisciplinary lifestyle program realized disease activity and metabolic improvements.Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Journal Article Source Type: news
Extraarticular RA Manifestations: Mortality Still a Problem Extraarticular RA Manifestations: Mortality Still a Problem
The incidence of nonsevere extraarticular manifestations of RA decreased over time, likely because of a reduced incidence of rheumatoid nodules.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Could This Neuroleptic Ward Off RA?
(MedPage Today) -- Patients taking haloperidol were significantly less likely to develop new-onset rheumatoid arthritis (RA), relative to those receiving other antipsychotic medications, researchers found.
Data pooled from the VA health system... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - September 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Benralizumab Hits Mark in Head-to-Head EGPA Vasculitis Trial Benralizumab Hits Mark in Head-to-Head EGPA Vasculitis Trial
In the study, adults with EGPA were randomized to a single 30-mg subcutaneous injection of benralizumab or three separate 100-mg subcutaneous injections of mepolizumab once every 4 weeks.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Steroid Bridging in RA Gets New Support, but Concerns Remain Steroid Bridging in RA Gets New Support, but Concerns Remain
At issue is whether patients with early RA should be temporarily treated with glucocorticoids in order to provide rapid relief.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Gene Test Spots Those Vulnerable to Rare but Severe Side Effect of Drugs for MS, Other Conditions
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- A large number of drugs used to treat everything from multiple sclerosis to blood cancers to rheumatoid arthritis may cause a rare but often-fatal condition called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
But a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
HCQ Blood Level'Sweet Spot' May Maximize Efficacy in Lupus HCQ Blood Level'Sweet Spot' May Maximize Efficacy in Lupus
Researchers identified a blood-level reference range linked with 71% lower odds of active lupus.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - September 12, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
Rheum Patients on HCQ: Stick With It or Face Heart Consequences
(MedPage Today) -- High levels of adherence to prescribed antimalarial drugs for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was associated with markedly lower cardiovascular event rates in one Canadian province, researchers found.
Rates for a composite... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - September 11, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Colchicine Still Needed in Allopurinol Up-Titration Strategy Colchicine Still Needed in Allopurinol Up-Titration Strategy
Patients taking colchicine had fewer gout flares than did those taking placebo for the first 6 months, but the number of flares evened out between the two groups over a 12-month period.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - September 11, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news
