CV Risks Similar in SSc and RA, but SSc More Negatively Impacts QoL (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Multicenter, matched cohort study compares prevalence of comorbidities in systemic sclerosis vs rheumatoid arthritis (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - December 10, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
CV Risks High in Systemic Sclerosis
(MedPage Today) -- Similar event rate as for rheumatoid arthritis, despite fewer conventional risk factors (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
What Causes Post-Inflammatory Hypopigmentation?
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Hypopigmentation can be worrisome for many families because of cosmesis and the worry that “something is wrong.” The normal natural changes in skin-tone over the year due to different light exposure and wide variations within individuals is not something that many people are aware of.
Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation is a common cause of hypopigmentation. Vitiligo is the most common cause of depigmentation.
Vitiligo is an acquired, depigmenting disorder with typical lesions appearing as milky white macules with distinct margins that are not scaly. Hair (including eyebrows and eyelashes) can be dep...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 12, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis
How are gastrointestinal complications related to systemic sclerosis best diagnosed and managed?Current Opinion in Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Journal Article Source Type: news
FDA committed to studying breast implant safety
By Dr. Binita Ashar, director of the division of surgical devices in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Choosing to obtain a breast implant, whether for augmentation or reconstruction, is a deeply personal choice, from the initial decision to undergo breast implant surgery to the size, material and surface texture. These types of decisions should be discussed between a patient and their provider in a transparent and balanced way with clear information about the benefits and risks of the breast implants and the procedure.
As a public health agency, we play an important role in ensuring that patients seek...
Source: Mass Device - October 29, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Blog FDA Voice Source Type: news
Encourage Your Scleroderma Patients to Get Influenza Vaccine Encourage Your Scleroderma Patients to Get Influenza Vaccine
An important new study suggests that the adjuvant-free pandemic influenza A vaccine is safe and effective in patients with scleroderma.Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology Journal Article Source Type: news
ACR: Success with Stem Cells in Severe Scleroderma
(MedPage Today) -- Patients remained off DMARDs for more than a decade (Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - October 23, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news
Stem Cell Transplantation May Aid Hard-to-Treat Scleroderma Patients
Results from a new study led by researchers at Geisel and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, showed that stem cell transplantation was beneficial to scleroderma patients who don’t respond to current immunosuppressive therapies. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - October 22, 2018 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Timothy Dean Tags: News Research autoimmune disease Michael Whitfield Scleroderma Source Type: news
Assessing Systemic Lupus Erythematous-Scleroderma Combo
(MedPage Today) -- What are outcomes for patients with both conditions? (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - October 20, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Fast, effective treatment for autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Autoimmune rheumatic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and scleroderma are debilitating and occasionally life-threatening. An EU and industry-funded project aims to improve treatment by getting the right therapies to the right patients, fast. (Source: EUROPA - Research Information Centre)
Source: EUROPA - Research Information Centre - October 12, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news
Breast Implant Study Should Be Taken with a Grain of Salt, FDA Says
A study linking silicone gel-filled breast implants with several rare diseases should be viewed with caution, according to FDA.
The authors of the study, published last week in the Annals of Surgery, say they looked at data from nearly 100,000 breast implant procedures gleaned from FDA-mandated postmarket studies for implants made by Johnson & Johnson's Mentor business, and by Allergan. The analysis showed that silicone implants are associated with higher rates of  Sjögren syndrome, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, stillbirth, and melanoma.
The researchers reported that 56% of the...
Source: MDDI - September 18, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Implants Source Type: news
FDA pushes back on silicone breast implant study
The FDA last week pushed back at a large study showing an association between silicone breast implants and some rare diseases, standing by its record of warning the public about their risks – despite granting approvals to a slew of the implants in recent years.
The study, published Sept. 14 in the Annals of Surgery, looked at data from nearly 100,000 breast implant procedures the researchers gleaned from FDA-mandated post-approval studies for implants made by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) unit Mentor and by Allergan (NYSE: AGN). The analysis showed that silicone implants are associated with higher rates of Sjögren s...
Source: Mass Device - September 17, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Featured Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Women's Health Allergan johnsonandjohnson Source Type: news
Early Stage Scleroderma: any experience with implants?
I have a patient that has early stage of Scleroderma and doesn't take medications for it yet. Does anyone have experience with Scleroderma and implants?The postEarly Stage Scleroderma: any experience with implants? appeared first onOsseoNews Dental Implants. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts - September 11, 2018 Category: Dentistry Authors: osseonews Tags: Clinical Questions Surgical Source Type: news
Infection Most Common Cause of SSc Admissions
(MedPage Today) -- Inpatient mortality rate 5% in systemic sclerosis (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - September 1, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Regulatory and effector B cells control scleroderma
(Kanazawa University) A Japan-based research team led by Kanazawa University have found reciprocal regulation of B cells on bleomycin-induced scleroderma model. Their research shed light on the roles of cytokine producing B cells in autoimmune diseases. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - August 30, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news
