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New Target for Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs
January 25, 2013 Researchers have identified a potential new target for drugs to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Efforts to develop drugs that hone in on this new target are ... > full story -
Lupus Drugs Carry No Significant Cancer Risk for Patients, Study Suggests
January 24, 2013 People who take immunosuppressive drugs to treat lupus do not necessarily increase their cancer risk according to new research. This study addresses long-standing fears of a link between lupus ... > full story -
Gene's Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis Uncovered: Findings Pave Way for New Treatments
January 24, 2013 Research sheds new light on why certain people are more likely to suffer from rheumatoid arthritis -- paving the way to explore new treatments for both arthritis and other autoimmune ... > full story -
Immune Cell Death Defects Linked to Autoimmune Diseases
January 23, 2013 Researchers have discovered that the death of immune system cells is an important safeguard against the development of diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, which occur ... > full story -
Men With Fibromyalgia Often Go Undiagnosed
December 19, 2012 Fibromyalgia is a complex illness to diagnose and to treat. There is not yet a diagnostic test to establish that someone has it, there is no cure and many fibromyalgia symptoms -- pain, fatigue, ... > full story -
Lenalidomide Offers an Effective Alternative Treatment for Cutaneus Lupus Erythematosus, Study Suggests
December 6, 2012 Although rare there are several treatments available for cutaneus lupus erythematosus (CLE). However other options are needed for people who do not respond to medication or relapse. A new study into ... > full story -
Complications Challenge RA Patients After Joint Replacement Surgery
November 28, 2012 In the first systemic review of evidence assessing complications following total joint arthroplasty, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were found to have an increased risk for hip dislocation ... > full story -
Arthritis Study Reveals Why Gender Bias Is All in the Genes
November 15, 2012 Researchers have pieced together new genetic clues to the arthritis puzzle in a study that brings potential treatments closer to reality and could also provide insights into why more women than men ... > full story -
Uranium Exposure Linked to Increased Lupus Rate
November 13, 2012 People living near a former uranium ore processing facility in Ohio are experiencing a higher than average rate of lupus, according a new ... > full story -
Genetic Defense Mechanism May Offer Biological Clue to Racial Disparities in Kidney Disease
November 12, 2012 Genetic changes that protected their ancestors against fly-borne parasites may partly explain why African-Americans with lupus are up to five times more likely to develop end-stage kidney disease ... > full story
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