Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy increases risk of CV events Medha Baranwal15 July 2020 9:37 PM ISTUK: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) patients are at an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) events similar to those found in rheumatoid...
Regular PPIs use increases rheumatoid arthritis risk in women Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 4:41 PM ISTDelhi: Regular use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with a higher risk observed in...
Upadacitinib monotherapy alone may improve RA significantly Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 July 2020 6:53 PM ISTResearchers have found in a clinical trial of patients with rheumatoid arthritis that JAK inhibitor upadacitinib may lead to significant improvements...
Steroids use in RA patients linked to high blood pressure Medha Baranwal11 July 2020 7:30 AM ISTUK: The use of steroids by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients increases the risk of high blood pressure or hypertension in them, according to a recent...
Methotrexate not an additional risk factor for interstitial lung diseases in RA Hina Zahid8 July 2020 6:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in two new studies that Methotrexate does not appear to be an additional risk factor for chronic interstitial lung diseases in...
Early intensive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis reduces fatigue: EULAR Hina Zahid23 Jun 2020 10:15 AM ISTKilchberg/Switzerland: Disease-related, profound fatigue impairs the quality of life of many people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. A...
Arthritis Drug Tocilizumab may show promise in COVID-19 Pneumonia Hina Zahid1 May 2020 5:45 PM ISTIn an effort to put brakes on ever growing pandemic of Covid 19, researchers are leaving no stone unturned. Next in the list is rheumatoid arthritis...
Light helps arthritis treatments target joints without side effects Hina Zahid29 April 2020 6:30 PM ISTBethesda, MD - Researchers have found that a new light-activated drug delivery method helps confine treatments to the joints, which could reduce...
COPD and Asthma linked to rheumatoid arthritis in new study Dr. K B Aarthi20 March 2020 5:15 PM ISTAsthma was associated with all rheumatoid arthritis among never-smokers and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, but not with seropositive rheumatoid...
High-intensity statins may reduce likelihood of joint replacement in RA patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 March 2020 4:15 PM ISTStatins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) are widely prescribed drugs to reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and...
Asthma and COPD linked to higher rheumatoid arthritis risk Hina Zahid7 March 2020 9:15 AM ISTInflamed airways are hypothesized to contribute to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis due to RA‐related autoantibody production, and smoking is...
Decreased folic acid levels may increase CV mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Feb 2020 9:30 AM ISTPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at high risk for cardiovascular (CV) mortality, attributed to chronic inflammation coupled with elevated...
