Antibodies Predict Course of Early Arthritis
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NEW YORK  - Measuring levels of antibodies  against cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) help predict future  disease activity in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis,  Swedish researchers report in the Annals of the Rheumatic  Diseases.
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For years, arthritis sufferers have insisted that changes in the barometer and cold weather worsen their joint pain, and now new research backs them up.
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PEOPLE who eat lots of red meat may be raising their risk of rheumatoid arthritis, an incurable and crippling disease, British researchers reported today.
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NEW YORK  - Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who fail to respond to one of the biological drugs will often have a better response to a second drug within the same class, Danish researchers report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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Genetic factors appear to play a role in the development of arthritis of the knee, according to a report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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Breast-feeding offers a host of health benefits for the baby, but a new study says it may help the mother avoid rheumatoid arthritis as well.
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For patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, combined therapy with methotrexate and infliximab (Remicade) is more effective than treatment with methotrexate alone, according to a new study.
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Rheumatoid arthritis seems to raise  the risk of silent heart disease in patients -- even before  they know they have the chronic condition, U.S. researchers  reported on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Strengthening exercises for the legs may help slow the progression of knee arthritis over the long haul, a study shows.
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Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol each day could protect against arthritis, a study of mice has found.
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People whose genes make them more susceptible to developing rheumatoid arthritis are even more likely to get the disease if they smoke, say Swedish researchers.
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NEW YORK  - People recently diagnosed with  rheumatoid arthritis appear to benefit more from Enbrel  treatment than patients with long-standing arthritis,  researchers report.
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a widely prescribed arthritis treatment - more than doubled patients&#39; risk of heart problems in a clinical study. The announcement, 11 weeks after Merck &amp; Co.
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NEW YORK  - Treating rheumatoid arthritis with "biologic" immunosuppressive drugs, such as TNF-blockers, neither increases nor decreases the risk of heart attack or stroke compared with use of methotrexate, the most commonly prescribed drug for rheumatoid arthritis, new research indicates.
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Study indicates potential of alendronate and estrogen progression of osteoarthritis - Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by cartilage degradation and bone abnormalities, is a leading cause of disability among elderly
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THURSDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Scientists have discovered that an experimental plaque-clearing antibody given to mice with Alzheimer's disease not only halts nerve damage in the brain but actually reverses some of it.
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02/12/2004 - High level red meat consumption could be a novel risk factor in developing inflammatory arthritis, say UK researchers, or it may act as a marker for people with an increased risk from other lifestyle causes.