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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...

Viral arthritis and arthritis secondary to bite wounds

Psoriatic Arthritis

Reactive Arthritis

Infectious arthritis

Newly approved oral medication slows rheumatoid arthritis joint damage

A Phase 3 clinical trial demonstrates that tofacitinib improves disease activity and inhibits progression of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who did not respond to methotrexate (MTX...

Alternative Therapies Help Many Arthritis Patients

Researchers have confirmed that complementary and alternative therapy (CAT) can help many arthritis patients manage their condition. Their results suggest that the majority of patients who used CAT pl...

Decreasing medication does not equal more risks for people with rheumatoid arthritis in remission

Extending the time between doses, or tapering, TNF-inhibitor drugs in people with rheumatoid arthritis in remission can be done in some patients without significantly increasing disease activity or im...

New rheumatoid arthritis drug targets NIH-discovered protein

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new oral medication for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis that represents a new class of drugs for the disease. The drug, tofacitinib (Xel...

Medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may affect abortion rate in women

A new study published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis Care & Research, reveals that women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were on methotrexate (MTX), a drug commonl...

Study: Women with RA exposed to anti-tumor necrosis drugs may have increased abortion rates

A new study published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis Care & Research, reveals that women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were on methotrexate (MTX), a drug commonl...

New Pill Might Relieve Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A new oral medication may be available soon for people with rheumatoid arthritis who have not gained re...

UCB, Inc. and Arthritis Foundation Partner to Celebrate the "Everyday Victories" of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Community

ATLANTA, Dec. 11, 2012 /- UCB, Inc. and the Arthritis Foundation are proud to announce the launch of " Everyday Victories ," a program designed to celebrate the individual accomplishments...

Coping with Prescription Medication Costs: a Cross-sectional Look at Strategies Used and Associations with the Physical and Psychosocial Health of Individuals with Arthritis.

BACKGROUND: Prescription medication costs increase financial burden, often leading individuals to engage in intentional nonadherence. Little is known about what specific medication cost-coping strateg...

Medication reconciliation during transitions of care as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.

Medication reconciliation identifies and resolves unintentional discrepancies between patients' medication lists across transitions in care. The purpose of this review is to summarize evidence about t...

Pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous arthritis of knee joint associated with rheumatoid arthritis treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha medication: a case report.

Tuberculosis infection (TB) is one of the most important problems for the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with anti-TNF agents. Pulmonary tuberculosis is the most common clinic form of the...

Patient factors, but not provider and health care system factors, predict medication adherence in hypertensive black men.

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2012;14:250-255. ©2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The problem of medication adherence is pronounced in hypertensive black men. However, factors influencing their adherence...

Terms used in patient safety related to medication: a literature review.

PURPOSE: There is a lack of homogeneity in the terminology used in the context of patient safety related to medication. The aim of this review was to identify the terms and definitions used in patient...