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Disease Activity Higher in Obese RA Patients : With obesity being a chronic inflammatory state, it affects RA adversely.

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 1, 2011

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Disease Activity Higher in Obese RA Patients

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: May 1, 2011

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Smoking Linked to Disease Activity, Severity in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 29, 2011

Major Finding: Mean scores from a variety of accepted disease activity and quality of life measures were worse in patients who had ever smoked, co...

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Smoking Linked to Disease Activity, Severity in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 29, 2011

Major Finding: Mean scores from a variety of accepted disease activity and quality of life measures were worse in patients who had ever smoked, co...

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RA Patients Afraid to Exercise Although Some Know of Benefits

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 28, 2011

Major Finding: The majority (72%) of respondents felt that exercise was helpful for RA, although 44% were worried about causing harm to their join...

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RA Patients Afraid to Exercise Although Some Know of Benefits

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 28, 2011

Major Finding: The majority (72%) of respondents felt that exercise was helpful for RA, although 44% were worried about causing harm to their join...

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Cancer Risk Greater in Treated RA Patients Than in General Population

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 27, 2011

Major Finding: Standardized incident ratios for NHL, lung cancer, and colorectal cancer were 3.73, 2.71, and 0.96, respectively, comparing RA pati...

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Cancer Risk 50% Greater in Treated RA Patients Than in General Population

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 27, 2011

Major Finding: Standardized incident ratios for NHL, lung cancer, and colorectal cancer were 3.73, 2.71, and 0.96, respectively, comparing RA pati...

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Cancer Risk Greater in Treated RA Patients Than in General Population

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 27, 2011

Major Finding: Standardized incident ratios for NHL, lung cancer, and colorectal cancer were 3.73, 2.71, and 0.96, respectively, comparing RA pati...

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ACPA Positivity Predicts Need for Biologics in Early Inflammatory Polyarthritis

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 27, 2011

Major Finding: ACPA positivity was the strongest baseline predictor for receiving biologic therapy (HR, 7.58 and 4.66, respectively, for patients ...

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Gait Velocity in RA Varies By Time of Day

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 26, 2011

Major Finding: There was a systematic increase in gait velocity throughout the day, with overall improvements of 20.4% at 1 hour, 32.9% at 3 hours...

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Gait Velocity in RA Varies By Time of Day

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 26, 2011

Major Finding: There was a systematic increase in gait velocity throughout the day, with overall improvements of 20.4% at 1 hour, 32.9% at 3 hours...

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Study: Scleroderma Survival Improving

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 26, 2011

Major Finding: At 10 years after diagnosis, survival was 81% for patients with limited cutaneous SSc and 70% for those with diffuse cutaneous SSc....

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Study: Scleroderma Survival Improving

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 26, 2011

Major Finding: At 10 years after diagnosis, survival was 81% for patients with limited cutaneous SSc and 70% for those with diffuse cutaneous SSc....

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Study: Scleroderma Survival Improving

Author:: Sara Freeman

Publish date: April 26, 2011

Major Finding: At 10 years after diagnosis, survival was 81% for patients with limited cutaneous SSc and 70% for those with diffuse cutaneous SSc....