2008 Press Releases
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Studies Examine Treatment for Gout and the Condition’s Protective Effects (11/2008)
Wide Variability in Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Suggests Alternative Dosing Should Be Considered (11/2008)
Genetic Disorder Sheds Light on Enzyme’s Role in Bone Metabolism (11/2008)
Medicaid Policies Vary Widely For Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs (11/2008)
Immune System Changes Help Explain Rheumatoid Arthritis Relapse Following Pregnancy (10/2008)
Total Knee Replacement Improves Overall Physical Functioning In Elderly Patients (10/2008)
Safety Data On Treatments For Juvenile Arthritis Released
Anti-TNF Therapies For Rheumatoid Arthritis Apparently Not Associated With Increased Cancer Risk
Gene Expression May Influence Lack Of Response To RA Treatment
Blocking Rheumatoid Arthritis Signals With A Syk Kinase Inhibitor
Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors Increase, Treatments Reduce Heart Attack Risk In People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Fare Worse After A Heart Attack
Stiff Joints May Lead To Stiff Hearts
People With Rheumatoid Arthritis And Type 2 Diabetes Share Same Risk For Cardiovascular Disease
Tighter Government Pursestrings Could Reverse Gains In Hip Fracture Prevention
Risk Of Kidney Failure Higher Among African Americans With Lupus Nephritis
If You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis And You Smoke, Listen Up
Rheumatoid Arthritis May Be On The Rise In Women
Drop Some Pounds And Save Your Hips And Knees
New Biologic Treatment Increases Bone Mass In Postmenopausal Women
Ancient Chinese Exercise Relieves Knee Pain
Improving Outcomes For Gout Patients
New Ways Of Preventing Bone Fractures Due To Drug-Induced Osteoporosis
New Therapy May Fight Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
Ayurvedic Therapy Shows Promise For Treating Knee OA
Early And Aggressive Combination Treatment May Result In Prolonged Remission Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Affect Your Pearly Whites
Possible Key To Healthy Pregnancies In Women With Lupus Identified
Risk Of Heart Attack Nearly Doubles Within First 10 Years Of RA Diagnosis
Lupus Leads To Low Work Productivity And High Health Care Costs
Assessing Treatments For Lupus Nephritis In Children
Early Combination Therapy In Rheumatoid Arthritis Slows Joint Damage Years Later
Medication Used To Treat RA May Also Reduce The Risk Of Diabetes In These Patients
Malaria Treatment May Prevent Complications Related To Lupus
Erectile Dysfunction Treatment May Also Treat Blood Vessel Narrowing In Rheumatic Diseases
30,000 Children With Form Of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis May Have New Treatment Option
Arthritis Therapy Keeps Children In School
High Risk and Potential Therapy Found for Knee Osteoarthritis (9/2008)
Exercise Useful in Treating Hip Osteoarthritis (9/2008)
Daily Ibuprofen Use May Increase Cardiovascular Risk for Arthritis Patients (8/2008)
Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity, But Not Treatment, May Increase Patients’ Stroke Risk (8/2008)
Trends Indicate Increasing Out-Of-Pocket Medical Care Burden For Arthritis Patients (8/2008)
The Promise and Peril of Tumor Necrosis Factor α in the Treatment of Fibrotic Diseases (8/2008)
Study Examines Safer Technologies for Treating Arthritis Patients (8/2008)
High Risk of Cardiovascular Complications Found for Arthritis Patients (8/2008)
Medication Proves Effective for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis, with Fewer Side Effects (8/2008)
Study Finds New Trends in Incidence Rate of Osteoarthritis (8/2008)
Senate Turns its Back on 40 million Medicare Patients (7/2008)
Arthritis Patients on Medicare Face Losing Their Rheumatologists (02/2008)
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