Arthritis News - 2003
December
- Adalimumab (Humira®) is Safe and Effective When Administered Concomitantly with Standard Anti-Rheumatic Therapy for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
12-29-03 - CTLA4Ig Shows Promise in the Treatment of RA
12-18-03 - Effect of Improving Depression on Pain and Function in Older Adults with Arthritis
12-1-03
November
- Lost Productive Time and Cost Due to Common Pain Conditions in the US Workforce - 11-15-03
- High Intensity Exercise Does Not Appear to Promote Worsening of RA
11-6-03
October
- FDA Approves Once-Weekly Dosing of Etanercept
10-29-03 - Do Race, Ethnicity, and Geographic Location Influence the Rate of Knee Arthroplasty?
10-21-03 - Does Bone Marrow Edema Predict Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis?
10-9-03
September
August
- Does early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis produce long-lasting benefits?
8-28-03 - Is there an association between carotid atherosclerosis and inflammatory markers in RA patients?
8-20-03 - HMGB-1 Plays a Role in the Pathogenesis of Arthritis
8-11-03 - Enbrel (Etanercept®) Approved for Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis
8-4-03 - Alendronate Prevents Bone Loss in Patients Following Discontinuation of Hormone Replacement Therapy
8-4-03
July
June
- RA Sera Show No Specificity for Antibodies to Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase
6-24-03 - AnakinraTM (Kineret) is Safe and Well Tolerated in RA Patients with Comorbid Conditions
6-15-03 - Number of Persons with Arthritis or Chronic Joint Symptoms Could Double by 2030
6-9-03 - Infliximab (Remicade®) Approved in Europe for Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis
6-9-03
May
- Quadriceps Strengthening Does Not Protect Malaligned and Lax Knees from Subsequent Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
5-27-03 - National Arthritis Awareness Month
5-10-03 - Vertebroplasty and Balloon Kyphoplasty: Options for the Management of Pain due to Collapsed Vertebrae
5-2-03
April
- What is the mechanism of bone destruction in psoriatic arthritis?
4-23-03 - Adalimumab (Humira®) in Combination with Methotrexate is Efficacious for Treatment in RA Patients 4-14-03
- Cytokine Traps: Novel Anti-Cytokine Blockers 4-7-03
March
- Physical Activity among Persons with Arthritis
3-26-03 - FDA Advisory Panel Finds Leflunomides Safety is Adequate
3-18-03 - Are TNF Inhibitors Linked to Increased Risk of Lymphoma?
3-18-03 - High Intakes of Vitamin A May Increase the Risk of Fracture
3-10-03 - In Crohns Disease, the Development of Antibodies to Infliximab (Remicade®) is Associated with Shorter Duration of Clinical Response and More Infusion Reactions 3-3-03
February
- Risk of Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Taking Celecoxib 2-19-03
- Leptin, a Hormone That Regulates Fat, Also Regulates Bone Formation 2-11-03
- Years of Life lost Due to Obesity 2-3-03
January
- Abbott Provides Humira Free to Medicare Patients 1-27-03
- Fungal Infections Complicating Therapy with TNFaAntagonists Infliximab and Etanercept 1-24-03
- Glucosamine Sulfate Proves Beneficial in Slowing Progression of Knee OA 1-16-03
- Predictors and Frequency of Infection in RA Patients 1-7-03
- Enbrel Manufacturing Facility Receives FDA Approval 1-3-03
- Adalimumab (HumiraTM) Receives FDA Approval 1-2-03
*Arthritis news summaries and editorials are written by Jon Giles, M.D., Joan Bathon, M.D., and Clifton O. Bingham, M.D. unless otherwise noted.