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Article Smoking Smoking is widely accepted to have an adverse effect on health and is known to cause heart attacks, strokes, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and more. However, many people are not aware of the negative effect smoking has on rheumatoid arthritis (RA). So, how does smoking affect RA? This can be answered in three […]
Article Genes and immune system affected by seasonal changes 2014 A study in the UK has shown that there are changes in genetic and immune system activity depending on the season. This could explain why the symptoms of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis vary depending on the time of year. Study co-author, Chris Wallace, a genetic statistician at the University of Cambridge, says: “Our […]
Article Gum disease and RA 2017 A study at Johns Hopkins Hospital has found new evidence that a bacterium known to cause chronic inflammatory gum infections also triggers the inflammatory “auto-immune” response seen in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. These new findings could have important implications in the treatment and prevention of RA. The common denominator identified in gum disease […]
Article Moderate alcohol intake OK for RA patients on methotrexate 2017 Risk of liver damage for people who are on methotrexate is a concern that may increase when the decision about whether alcohol can be consumed is discussed. The American College of Rheumatology 1994 treatment guidelines stated that patients on methotrexate should not drink any alcohol. Then in 2008, the British Society for Rheumatology recommended […]
Article Nerve stimulation study shows potential 2016 A new study from the Academic Medical Centre at the University of Amsterdam, the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and SetPoint Medical have shown that an implantable bioelectric device that electrically stimulates the vagus nerve could be used to help in controlling some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. The vagus nerve connects the […]
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 […]