Alcohol Consumption Tied to Less Disease Activity With Rheumatoid Arthritis
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- There is an inverse relationship between alcohol consumption and disease activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Arthritis& Rheumatology.
Lars Alfredsson,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Study Suggests Path Connecting Periodontal Disease With Rheumatoid Arthritis
(MedPage Today) -- The anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) seen in many rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients -- which serve as a diagnostic marker and could also play an etiologic role -- may have their origin in periodontal disease... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - February 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Evidence Found of Causal Link for Multisite Chronic Pain and MS, RA
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- Multisite chronic pain is causally associated with a higher risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but not with other autoimmune diseases (AIDs), according to a study published online Feb. 9 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Women ’s equality at risk of being put back 25 years by the pandemic
More than 50 years after the Equal Pay Act was passed, women at work and in retirement continue to face widespread discrimination – and the situation has worsened since the pandemic, UNISON’s annual women’s conference heard last week.
According to the Office of National Statistics, the gender pay gap currently stands at 15% for full-time workers and is much wider when employed part-time, as most women are.
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Proposing a motion ‘gender pay justice for women workers’, Kate Ramsden of Scotland region (pictured above) told delegates: “Workers – mainly women – stepped up during COVID to keep this cou...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 20, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News 2023 National Womens Conference equal pay equality Source Type: news
UCLA receives $20 million to establish Goodman –Luskin Microbiome Center
Key takeawaysA $20 million gift from Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin will fund a new center at UCLA focused on the microbiome and its effect on health.Investigators at the new center will study the microbiome’s role in disease prevention and the body’s immune response.The enterprise will be led by Elaine Hsiao, UCLA ’s De Logi Professor of Biological Sciences.Among the most promising areas of scientific inquiry is the study of the human microbiome and its effect on health. To fuel more rapid progress in this field, Andrea and Donald Goodman and Renee and Meyer Luskin have made a $20 million g...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Effect of Targeted RA Therapies on Inflammation and Anemia Effect of Targeted RA Therapies on Inflammation and Anemia
In what ways do various targeted DMARDs impact systemic inflammation and anemia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?Arthritis Research & Therapy (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Journal Article Source Type: news
Drug used by arthritis patients may be key to 'longer lifespan' - turns ageing blood young
The medication, used by people with rheumatoid arthritis, was shown to block the deterioration of blood stem cells in a new study. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Janssen Reports Positive Topline Phase 2 Results for Nipocalimab in Pregnant Individuals at High Risk for Severe Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN)
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, February 6, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced positive topline results from the proof-of-concept Phase 2 open-label UNITY clinical trial for the treatment of pregnant adults at high risk for severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). HDFN is a serious and rare condition which can cause life-threatening anemia in the fetus. It occurs when the blood types of a pregnant individual and their fetus are incompatible.1 The trial met the primary endpoint, with the majority of pregnant patients who received nipocalimab achieving a live b...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - February 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Correction to: Clinical and biomechanical factors associated with falls and rheumatoid arthritis: baseline cohort with longitudinal nested case-control study - The editors.
This is a correction to: Rheumatology, Volume 61, Issue 2, February 2022, Pages 679-687, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab388
This is a correction to: Toby O Smith, Celia Clarke, Jacob Wells, Jack R Dainty, Laura Watts, Max Yates, Valerie M Pome... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Environmental influences on rheumatoid arthritis explored in lecture
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/01/feature/holers-v-michael-thumb.jpg?itok=qJP-Yzlm" /><br /><p>NIEHS Distinguished Lecturer discussed the promise of modifying environmental and other risk factors during earliest disease stage.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Rheumatoid Factor and ACPA, Meet Potential New Partners for RA Diagnosis
(MedPage Today) -- Antibodies to peptides not currently used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis helped identify patients with untreated early disease that conventional biomarkers missed, researchers said.
Almost two-thirds of blood samples... (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - February 3, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good results for 2022 despite decline in demand for COVID-19 products
Basel, 2 February 2023Group sales grow by 2%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) and 1% in Swiss francs, despite lower COVID-19-related sales in both divisionsPharmaceuticals Division salesincrease by 2%; continued strong growth of newer medicines more than compensating for the impact of biosimilars and lower sales of Actemra/RoActemra (severe COVID-19)Diagnostics Division salesgrow by 3%; ongoing strong momentum in base business (+7%) more than compensating for the continuing decline in the demand for COVID-19 tests in the second half of the yearHighlightsin the fourth quarter of 2022 (incl. January 2023):US approvals ofLun...
Source: Roche Media News - February 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good results for 2022 despite decline in demand for COVID-19 products
Group sales grow by 2%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) and 1% in Swiss francs, despite lower COVID-19-related sales in both divisionsPharmaceuticals Division salesincrease by 2%; continued strong growth of newer medicines more than compensating for the impact of biosimilars and lower sales of Actemra/RoActemra (severe COVID-19)Diagnostics Division salesgrow by 3%; ongoing strong momentum in base business (+7%) more than compensating for the continuing decline in the demand for COVID-19 tests in the second half of the yearHighlightsin the fourth quarter of 2022 (incl. January 2023):US approvals ofLunsumio (follicular lymp...
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
First-Degree Relatives Have High Perceived Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 -- First-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a high perceived risk for developing RA, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in RMD Open.
Sarah Bunnewell, from Sandwell and West... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Everyday experiences of racism can impact your brain-gut microbiome, new study shows
It's proven that experiencing systematic racism negatively affects one's mental health. But it can also lead to diseases associated with inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune inflammatory disease, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry. It's one of the few…#uclamicrobiomecenter #ucla #asianamericans #caucasian #biologicalpsychiatry #hispanics #aparnagupta #tiensdong #asianamerican #hispanic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
