Section 1: Epidemiology and aetiology Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic ... : Evidence base Guidelines NICE. Rheumatoid arthritis: The management of rheumatoid arthritis ... of rheumatoid arthritis. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009. British Society for Rheumatology. Disease ...
Joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis Ann Rheum Dis 2011; 70: 733-9 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) comprises synovitis, joint damage and reduced joint function. In active disease the cardinal ... an educational meeting with a local rheumatologist to discuss an early referral protocol for rheumatoid arthritis ...
Psychological distress in rheumatoid arthritis Ann Rheum Dis 2012; 71: 192-7 It would not require a clinical trial to show that active arthritis might cause depression, but in this Dutch study ... marker of activity of arthritis) and the ESR were checked every six months and depression/anxiety every ...
A review of this week's medical research. By GP Dr Lizzie Croton
Contributed by Dr Natasha Jordan, Arthritis Research UK clinical research fellow, and Dr David D...-dsDNA) are specific and correlate with clinical activity, particularly renal disease. As a result of the complex ... -cell activation ensues resulting in autoantibody production and the resultant clinicopathological manifestations ... rash, photosensitivity, mucosal ulcers, serositis, arthritis, renal abnormalities, neurological ...
with rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or Sjogren's syndrome, often develop symptoms ... restricted in terms of work and everyday activities. If they reduce exercise due to the experienced pain ... the condition. Some clinicians actively disagree with the validity of the existence of fibromyalgia because ...
of inflammatory arthritis in patients with psoriasis is estimated as up to 30%. 6 Psoriatic arthritis can mimic osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. It can sometimes involve just one large joint ... of the hands, but no nail involvement. X-rays and serological testing excluded rheumatoid arthritis ...
. NSAIDs in patients with stable rheumatoid arthritis J Rheumatol 2011; 38: 2150-2 We now know ... with stable rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This paper shows that you can withdraw NSAIDs in patients with stable ... . In this study, 602 healthy men who have sex with men (aged 16 to 26) were given either placebo or active ...
. Biologic treatments in rheumatoid arthritis Clin Exp Rheumatol 2011; 29: 494-9 The management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been transformed over recent years with the advent of biologic treatments ... rheumatoid arthritis. Is there clarity and consistency on how to deal with a suspected diagnosis? Review ...
in the risk for Guillain-Barre syndrome, MS, type-1 diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis. RR was significantly ... on nitric oxide synthase activity. Nitric oxide is a powerful vasodilator and anti-inflammatory. The grapes tested induced nitric oxide activity, but pinot noir was the most powerful: equivalent doses ...
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