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Article Immunisation for people with rheumatoid arthritis People living with RA need to take care to protect themselves against infections. The risk of infections, including common colds, but also serious infections such as flu or pneumonia, can be increased in RA. The disease and treatments both alter the body’s immune system, reducing the ability to effectively clear infections before they become severe. […]
Article Live vaccines Nasal flu vaccines NRAS had an enquiry about the “nasal” spray flu vaccine that is being rolled out in schools to children which prompted us to ask some of our medical advisors for some guidance. The concern is that the “nasal” vaccine is a live vaccine, and of course, these are not recommended for children or young […]
Article Keep taking the pills The critical importance of adherence in the management of rheumatoid arthritis The vocabulary may have moved on from compliance (or concordance)which, in the era of increasing patient involvement in decisions and a more collaborative approach to care, now seems judgemental and implies obedience – is something with which we all still struggle. For chronic disease […]
Article Photosensitivity Photosensitivity is the amount to which an object reacts upon to ‘photons’, which are particles that can be found in sunlight. If a person is ‘photosensitive’ because of a health condition or a medication they are taking, this can lead them to get reactions to sunlight, for example, sunburn, more easily than other people do. […]
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 […]