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Article Reducing Heart Attacks 2017 New research shows that biologic drugs, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, can reduce the risk of heart attacks in people with RA by up to 40%. The higher risk of heart attacks in patients with RA is thought to be a consequence of the inflammation caused by the disease. A key goal in the […]
Article Study shows smoking and being overweight affect RA 2017 A recent study in Canada has shown that being a current smoker or being overweight or obese negatively affects RA symptoms over time. The study used the ‘disease activity score’ (DAS) as a means of measuring the severity of disease activity in over 1,000 patients over a 3-year period. The study found that the […]
Article The link between RA and obesity 2017 Researchers have discovered that obesity in women may have an impact on blood test results used to detect rheumatoid arthritis. The results shown in Arthritis Care & Research, indicate that doctors may need to consider obesity as a factor when taking the tests. The two blood tests: C-reactive protein (CRP) and ethrocyte sedimentation rate […]
Article The potential of personalised medicines by Debbie Maskell, Gaye Hadfield and Zoë Ide 2017 Just imagine if a blood test and/or a simple biopsy of the tissue in one of your joints could tell your clinician what RA medication would most likely work best for you as an individual. This is the dream of personalised or stratified medicine for rheumatoid arthritis […]
Article Using a pedometer 2017 A new Arthritis Care & Research study carried out has shown that providing patients with pedometers not only increased activity but also reduced fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis patients. These improvements were noticeable with or without step targets being set. Average daily steps declined in control patients who were not supplied with pedometers, and fatigue […]
Article What is Clinical Research? Taken from NRAS magazine, Winter 2006 What is Clinical Research? The term “medical research” encompasses a broad range of activities within the clinical world, all aimed at improving or maintaining human health. There are many different ways that research can be carried out within medicine. Research can vary from a simple questionnaire study, audits, and […]
Article Workers more at risk of RA in certain occupations 2017 Environmental factors are thought to be involved in triggering auto-immune reactions in people leading to the development of conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. New research now indicates that there could be a raised risk of this for people working in certain occupations. A study carried out at the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, by Anna Llar […]
Article Work 10 years on from our survey in 2007, NRAS launched a new report on the impact RA has on working lives at the end of 2017. “Work Matters” was a landmark report providing new data on this most important subject. “Work is central to human existence and the motive force for all economies. For individuals, it provides structure […]
Article Using the computer These days many of us must use a computer at work, and it can be a struggle for people who have long term conditions that affect their joints. Long periods of keyboard/mouse use can cause swelling and pain in the fingers, and wrists. Thankfully, there are many things that can now be done to help alleviate […]