Arthritis Improves with Remicade Plus Methotrexate
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NEW YORK  - 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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A Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N  promotion for rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade is misleading  because it makes unsupported claims about the drug's  effectiveness and omits important information about risks, U.S.  regulators said in a letter released on Monday.
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Acupuncture can help boost the power of drugs in reducing the pain suffered by patients with arthritis in their knees. Patients who got three monthsâ worth of regular acupuncture treatments along with their
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Red meat consumption can make people more susceptible to the risk of developing inflammatory arthritis, according to University of Manchester researchers.
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(WebMD) A popular type of Christmas tree, the Scotch pine, may have a gift for people with arthritis. A chemical in its bark fights inflammation, which could ease arthritis pain.
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Genzyme Corp.  said on Friday  its osteoarthritis pain treatment Synvisc will retain a  separate, higher reimbursement rate, after the U.S. government  reversed its earlier decision to cut the rate, sending Genzyme  shares higher.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- People taking rheumatoid arthritis drugs such as etanercept (Enbrel) or infliximab (Remicade) may be at a slightly increased risk for skin cancer, researchers report.
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WASHINGTON - Patients taking Remicade for rheumatoid arthritis suffered a type of cancer, lymphoma, at three times the rate of the general public, manufacturer Centocor warned doctors on Thursday.    Centocor, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, said the lymphoma incidence rate was six times higher among all patients who took the monoclonal antibody in completed clinical trials...
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The fight over the lucrative market for rheumatoid arthritis drugs is heating up. In the last five years, three similar drugs have been introduced that offer patients the promise of getting back on their feet. Now the manufacturers of all three are jockeying for market share so they can be the leader when Medicare's full prescription drug benefit takes effect ...
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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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NEW YORK  - Drugs used to treat malaria appear to reduce the risk of malignancy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, Spanish researchers report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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A Johnson & Johnson promotion for rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade is misleading because it makes unsupported claims about the drug's effectiveness and omits important information about risks, U.S. regulators said in a letter released on Monday.
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More good news for drinkers -- imbibing regularly may halve your risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to scientists.
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A new generation of "smart drugs" could revolutionise treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, experts believe.
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Enbrel, the rheumatoid arthritis  drug sold by Amgen Inc. and Wyeth, can stop joint damage when  given to patients in combination with an older drug,  researchers said on Monday.
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After alarming news about popular painkillers like Celebrex and Vioxx, an American study is pointing to another way to control the pain of arthritis.
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NEW YORK  - Transplanting stem cells from a  healthy woman to her sister with severe rheumatoid arthritis  apparently cured the disease, researchers report in the journal  Arthritis & Rheumatism.