Rheumatoid arthritis can be costly

Study looked at direct health care spending, worker productivity.(HealthDay)—Workers with rheumatoid arthritis have higher health care and other costs for U.S. employers than workers without the condi

Updated on: March 24,2024

Rheumatoid arthritis can be costly

Study looked at direct health care spending, worker productivity.(HealthDay)—Workers with rheumatoid arthritis have higher health care and other costs for U.S. employers than workers without the condi

Updated on:March 24,2024

Declining antibodies and immunity to COVID-19 – why the worry?

by Alexander (Sasha) Poltorak,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost people are aware that testing for antibodies in a person's blood can show if someone has had a specific di

Updated on: April 10,2024

Declining antibodies and immunity to COVID-19 – why the worry?

by Alexander (Sasha) Poltorak,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost people are aware that testing for antibodies in a person's blood can show if someone has had a specific di

Updated on:April 10,2024

Black patients with lupus have three times higher risk of stroke

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research reveals that, in the U.S., Black patients with lupus have a threefold higher risk of stroke and a 24-fold higher risk of i

Updated on: May 23,2024

Black patients with lupus have three times higher risk of stroke

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research reveals that, in the U.S., Black patients with lupus have a threefold higher risk of stroke and a 24-fold higher risk of i

Updated on:May 23,2024

How salt can trigger inflammation in multiple sclerosis

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Yale have identified a high-salt environment as one of the contributing factors to the development of multiple sclerosis (

Updated on: April 16,2024

How salt can trigger inflammation in multiple sclerosis

by Bill Hathaway,Yale UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Yale have identified a high-salt environment as one of the contributing factors to the development of multiple sclerosis (

Updated on:April 16,2024

JAK signaling may be behind polymyalgia rheumatica

by Lori SolomonJanus tyrosine kinase (JAK) signaling may be involved in the pathogenesis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), and tofacitinib may be an effective treatment, according to a pilot study publ

Updated on: April 16,2024

JAK signaling may be behind polymyalgia rheumatica

by Lori SolomonJanus tyrosine kinase (JAK) signaling may be involved in the pathogenesis of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), and tofacitinib may be an effective treatment, according to a pilot study publ

Updated on:April 16,2024

Severe reaction to pneumococcal vaccines in patients with CAPS

(HealthDay)—Pneumococcal vaccines can trigger a severe local and systemic inflammatory reaction in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS), according to a study published in the F

Updated on: April 17,2024

Severe reaction to pneumococcal vaccines in patients with CAPS

(HealthDay)—Pneumococcal vaccines can trigger a severe local and systemic inflammatory reaction in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS), according to a study published in the F

Updated on:April 17,2024

How COVID-19 triggers massive inflammation

by Children's Hospital BostonSARS-CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscopy image). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHA study led by researchers at Boston Ch

Updated on: April 13,2024

How COVID-19 triggers massive inflammation

by Children's Hospital BostonSARS-CoV-2 (shown here in an electron microscopy image). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIHA study led by researchers at Boston Ch

Updated on:April 13,2024

Could oral contraceptives help ease rheumatoid arthritis?

by Steven Reinberg, Healthday ReporterOnly association was seen, and older women shouldn't take the pill to treat symptoms, experts say.(HealthDay)—Oral contraceptives—also known as birth control

Updated on: March 24,2024

Could oral contraceptives help ease rheumatoid arthritis?

by Steven Reinberg, Healthday ReporterOnly association was seen, and older women shouldn't take the pill to treat symptoms, experts say.(HealthDay)—Oral contraceptives—also known as birth control

Updated on:March 24,2024

New study points to a better way to ward off asthma triggers

by La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyLeft: Lung tissue of untreated mice. Right: Lung tissue of mice treated with antibodies blocking OX40L and CD30L. Credit: Dr. Gurupreet Sethi, La Jolla Institu

Updated on: May 05,2024

New study points to a better way to ward off asthma triggers

by La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyLeft: Lung tissue of untreated mice. Right: Lung tissue of mice treated with antibodies blocking OX40L and CD30L. Credit: Dr. Gurupreet Sethi, La Jolla Institu

Updated on:May 05,2024

Recurrent wheezing in children linked to 'silent' viral infections

by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaNearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing suffer from lung infections that present no symptoms and should be treated with antiviral medications, U

Updated on: August 08,2024

Recurrent wheezing in children linked to 'silent' viral infections

by Josh Barney,University of VirginiaNearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing suffer from lung infections that present no symptoms and should be treated with antiviral medications, U

Updated on:August 08,2024

Respiratory allergies: Newly discovered molecule plays a major role in triggering inflammation

byCNRSMicroscopic visualization of immune cells (in green) activated by the alarmins TL1A and interleukin-33 during the onset of allergic inflammation in the lungs. ILC2s immune cells produce la

Updated on: April 28,2024

Respiratory allergies: Newly discovered molecule plays a major role in triggering inflammation

byCNRSMicroscopic visualization of immune cells (in green) activated by the alarmins TL1A and interleukin-33 during the onset of allergic inflammation in the lungs. ILC2s immune cells produce la

Updated on:April 28,2024

Early drug intervention reduces risk of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis sufferers

by Rebecca Biason,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who develop rheumatoid arthritis as older adults benefit from early and sustained use of a drug called Methotrexate (MTX),

Updated on: March 28,2024

Early drug intervention reduces risk of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis sufferers

by Rebecca Biason,University of TorontoCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who develop rheumatoid arthritis as older adults benefit from early and sustained use of a drug called Methotrexate (MTX),

Updated on:March 28,2024