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Original Source: Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease. It has a worldwide distribution and can affect all age group. The peak incidence is between fourth and sixth decade. It is more prevalent in women, and it’s prevalence in the general population in North America is between 0.2-1.5%. The etiology of RA is unknown, although clusters of the disease in families and high concordance in mono-zydotic twins support genetic predisposition. The prevalence of fatty liver di...
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic disease characterized by progressive joint deformity and joint destruction driven by synovial inflammation and hyperplasia in which cytokines play cen...
Arthritis - publications, news, reports
Arthritis is by definition the inflammation of one or more joints, characterized by swelling, pain, warmth, redness and diminished range of joint movement (Oxford Medical Dictionary). There are ma...
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis NASH
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH is a common, often “silent” liver disease. It resembles alcoholic liver disease, but occurs in people who drink little or no alcohol. The major featu...
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Seattle, Wa (PRWEB) April 07, 2013 Fatty Liver Diet Guide is the latest fatty liver treatment method developed by Dorothy Spencer, who promises to help people eliminate fatty liver permanently. T...
Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease
TUESDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Advanced fibrosis -- or progressive scarring of the liver -- is tied to higher death rates from a type of fatty liver disease found in people who drink little or...
Extra Pounds Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk in Women
SATURDAY, Nov. 10 -- Overweight and obese women are at increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling, stiffnes...
Rheumatoid arthritis patients can get gout too, study finds
Refuting a belief long held by many physicians, a Mayo Clinic study found that rheumatoid arthritis patients also can get gout. The research is among several studies Mayo Clinic is presenting at the A...
Scripps Florida Scientists Develop New Compound (SR9238) That Reverses Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed the first synthetic compound that can reverse the effects of a serious metabolic condition known as fatty liv...
Women Who Smoke May Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
FRIDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers and former smokers are at increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis, a new study says. Researchers analyzed data collected from 34,000 women, aged 54 to 89,...
Similar Names, Very Different Conditions
Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis have little in common. By Kari Bohlke, ScD At first glance the word arthritis seems straightforward: it means “joint inflammation.” The reality, however, is...
Menopausal Age May Affect Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity
FRIDAY, June 8 -- Women who experience early menopause have a reduced risk of developing a severe form of rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at 134 women with rheumatoid ar...
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The L55M polymorphism of paraoxonase-1 is a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis.
araoxonase-1 (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein-associated enzyme that exhibits antioxidant and antiatherogenic activities. We examined a possible association between T172A (L55M) and T(-107)C polym...
Methotrexate alone or in combination with other agents is the standard treatment for moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis. As biological agents are expensive, they are not usually used until methot...
To assess the efficacy and safety of R788 (fostamatinib disodium), an inhibitor of spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that did not respond to biologic ther...
Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease-Associated Mortality.
RATIONALE: Mortality rates from rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease are largely unknown. OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine mortality rates from rheumatoid arthritis-associated i...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder which involves inflammation of the synovial tissue, leading to synovial proliferation, bone erosion and ultimately joint disability. It is a complex diso...
