Rheumatology News and Research

RSS

Rheumatology is a sub-specialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatologists mainly deal with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues and allied conditions of connective tissues.

Physical, psychosocial factors can significantly increase risk of low back pain

New research reveals the physical and psychosocial factors that significantly increase the risk of low back pain onset. In fact results published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology, show that being engaged in manual tasks involving awkward positions will increase the risk of low back pain by eight times. Those who are distracted during activities or fatigued also significantly increase their risk of acute low back pain.

9 Feb 2015

Study: Lyme disease costs the U.S. health care system up to $1.3 billion a year

Lyme disease, transmitted by a bite from a tick infected by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, had long been considered easy to treat, usually requiring a single doctor's visit and a few weeks of antibiotics for most people.

6 Feb 2015

Amgen's biosimilar Phase 3 rheumatoid arthritis study meets primary and secondary endpoints

Amgen today announced a Phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of biosimilar candidate ABP 501 compared with Humira® (adalimumab) in patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis met its primary and key secondary endpoints.

4 Feb 2015

Blood tests for Chikungunya virus and rheumatoid arthritis could produce similar results

A mosquito-borne virus that has spread to the Caribbean and Central and South America and has caused isolated infections in Florida often causes joint pain and swelling similar to that seen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

31 Jan 2015

Asian and Hispanic patients with lupus have lower mortality rates

A new study by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts reveals that Asian and Hispanic patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have lower mortality rates compared to Black, White, or Native Americans with the disease.

15 Jan 2015

Individualized, patient-centered care needed to treat and monitor people with chronic pain

An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health concluded that individualized, patient-centered care is needed to treat and monitor the estimated 100 million Americans living with chronic pain. To achieve this aim, the panel recommends more research and development around the evidence-based, multidisciplinary approaches needed to balance patient perspectives, desired outcomes, and safety.

14 Jan 2015

Careful blink assessment essential to preserve vision in face transplant procedures

Face transplantation can dramatically enhance a patient's quality of life after severe facial trauma, but lack of attention to eyelid function and vision can leave patients with impaired vision, corneal exposure, eyelid retraction that occurs when the upper or lower eyelid pulls away from the eyeball, and other eyelid-related complications.

31 Dec 2014

AVACEN Medical launches $2M campaign in response to positive outcomes of fibromyalgia study

AVACEN Medical announced today that it has launched a $2 million campaign on Crowdfunder.com to support further company clinical trials and FDA applications.

31 Dec 2014

Older adults participating in hospital-based exercise program report less pain, stiffness and fatigue

It may seem counterintuitive, but exercise can be beneficial for people suffering from arthritis and other muscle and joint conditions. A new study at Hospital for Special Surgery finds that older adults experienced less pain, reduced stiffness and less fatigue after participating in a hospital-based exercise program.

16 Dec 2014

Crealta publishes review of post-hoc safety analysis completed for Krystexxa

Crealta Pharmaceuticals LLC, today announced that the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology published a comprehensive review of a post-hoc safety analysis that was completed for Krystexxa (pegloticase), including data from the two pivotal randomized Phase III trials and one open-label extension trial.

14 Dec 2014

Gout attacks are most common at night

Research, published today, has shown that an acute gout attack is more than twice as likely to occur during the night or early morning hours as during the day. The increased prevalence of gout attacks at night time was observed even after 24 hours with no alcohol and low purine intake.

11 Dec 2014

PAH markers identified among Chinese systemic sclerosis patients

A study of Chinese patients with systemic sclerosis has identified predictive markers for accompanying pulmonary arterial hypertension similar to those that have been identified in other ethnic groups.

9 Dec 2014

Arthritis drug baricitinib meets primary endpoint in Phase 3 RA-BEACON study

Eli Lilly and Company and Incyte Corporation today announce that the Phase 3 RA-BEACON study of the investigational medicine baricitinib met its primary endpoint of improved ACR20 response compared to placebo after 12 weeks of treatment.

9 Dec 2014

Good Samaritan Hospital receives $417,560 grant to implement telemedicine program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awards Good Samaritan Hospital, a prominent downtown Los Angeles hospital, a $417,560 grant to implement a telemedicine program that will connect members of the medical staff at Good Samaritan Hospital with public health and primary care providers and their patients at six Public Health sites on the island of Guam.

27 Nov 2014

ASBM announces results of European physician survey at EuropaBio – ASEBIO Meeting

The Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines presented results from a survey of European physicians at the "1ST EuropaBio – ASEBIO Meeting on Innovation and Biological Therapies" at the Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality.

27 Nov 2014

BIDMC's George Tsokos receives two prestigious awards at 2014 ACR Annual Scientific Meeting

George Tsokos, MD, Chief of Rheumatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a national leader in the field of lupus research was honored by both the Lupus Foundation of America and the American College of Rheumatology with two prestigious awards presented during the 2014 ACR Annual Scientific Meeting recently held in Boston.

23 Nov 2014

Early support and education program has positive impact on people with rheumatoid arthritis

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery finds that a support group addressing the psychological and educational needs of people recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has a strong positive impact on their lives.

23 Nov 2014

BMI plays role in rheumatoid arthritis patients' ability to achieve sustained remission

A study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers finds that body mass index (BMI) plays a role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' ability to achieve a sustained remission. Looking at patients who had received an RA diagnosis within the past 12 months, investigators found that those who were significantly underweight or overweight/obese were the least likely to remain in remission.

18 Nov 2014

New oral medication shows promise in treating fibromyalgia

A new oral medication known as IMC-1, developed by Innovative Med Concepts, proved highly effective at reducing pain and other symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM) in patients in a recent clinical trial.

18 Nov 2014

Juvenile Arthritis Campaign launched to raise awareness about arthritis

Arthritis & Osteoporosis NSW has recently launched the Juvenile Arthritis Campaign aimed at raising much needed awareness and funds for the thousands of children struggling with arthritis throughout NSW. More than 6,000 children live with the condition and there are many more yet to be diagnosed.

18 Nov 2014

Rheumatology News and Research

Further Reading

Physical, psychosocial factors can significantly increase risk of low back pain

Study: Lyme disease costs the U.S. health care system up to $1.3 billion a year

Amgen's biosimilar Phase 3 rheumatoid arthritis study meets primary and secondary endpoints

Blood tests for Chikungunya virus and rheumatoid arthritis could produce similar results

Asian and Hispanic patients with lupus have lower mortality rates

Individualized, patient-centered care needed to treat and monitor people with chronic pain

Careful blink assessment essential to preserve vision in face transplant procedures

AVACEN Medical launches $2M campaign in response to positive outcomes of fibromyalgia study

Older adults participating in hospital-based exercise program report less pain, stiffness and fatigue

Crealta publishes review of post-hoc safety analysis completed for Krystexxa

Gout attacks are most common at night

PAH markers identified among Chinese systemic sclerosis patients

Arthritis drug baricitinib meets primary endpoint in Phase 3 RA-BEACON study

Good Samaritan Hospital receives $417,560 grant to implement telemedicine program

ASBM announces results of European physician survey at EuropaBio – ASEBIO Meeting

BIDMC's George Tsokos receives two prestigious awards at 2014 ACR Annual Scientific Meeting

Early support and education program has positive impact on people with rheumatoid arthritis

BMI plays role in rheumatoid arthritis patients' ability to achieve sustained remission

New oral medication shows promise in treating fibromyalgia

Juvenile Arthritis Campaign launched to raise awareness about arthritis

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

Latest News