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Article Reporting side effects All medicines can occasionally cause unwanted side effects. Many side effects are mild, but some can be serious and even life-threatening. Occasionally, they can appear after a person has stopped taking medicine. Some side effects, especially those associated with newer drugs, may not be recognised until many people have been taking medicine for a long […]
Article Remission What is remission? Unfortunately, there is currently no cure for RA, but patients can go through periods of remission, where their disease is at a very low level of activity, and they may be experiencing little or no symptoms. Remission can be measured in different ways, though a common measure is a disease activity score […]
Article Study finds RA drug has no placental transfer in pregnancy The results of a new study were recently released by the European League Against Rheumatism. The study carried out by Dr Xavier Mariette and colleagues of the Bicêtre Hospital in Paris, used a specially developed drug-specific, sensitive biochemical test to detect certolizumab pegol in newborn infants. At birth, 13 out of 14 infant blood samples […]
Article Chronotherapy: The science of timing drugs to our body clock 2014 Patients with rheumatoid arthritis commonly find that their symptoms are worse in the morning. Doctors are now beginning to think that this is not simply because the joints stiffen up overnight through lack of use. The production of hormones is also known to vary throughout the day [this is known as diurnal variation]. Some […]
Article Co-Proxamol Update, March 2016: Please note, the contract for the supply of Co-Proxamol on a named-patient, or unlicensed, basis is no longer being produced by Clinigen. Here are the names of the companies that we know are currently supplying this drug (as of March 2017): Creo Pharma: 0844 879 3188 Ennogen: 01322 629220 Update August 2009: There has […]
Article Podiatrist Introduction Podiatry is part of the healthcare team that works together to care for people with inflammatory arthritis. Most people will be familiar with the term ‘chiropody’, but this is being superseded by the term ‘podiatry’, this being the profession’s preferred title. In essence, these are interchangeable protected titles. All chiropodists/podiatrists must be Health and […]
Article How NRAS can help There are lots of ways we can help you – see below – and If we can’t answer your question immediately, we will go away and do the necessary research and come back to you. NRAS is backed up by a nationwide network of medical and allied health professional advisors. Phone our helpline The NRAS […]
Video Foot health online course Foot health online course Learn how to protect your feet (prevention is always better than cure) and understand how a podiatrist can help you manage foot health in RA.