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CARRA, PReS issue guidance for corticosteroid dosing in childhood-onset lupus nephritis
Patients with childhood-onset lupus nephritis should receive up to three infusions of methylprednisolone at 30 mg/kg per dose upon diagnosis, with a maximum 60 mg of daily oral...
1 month ago - Healio
Heal Your Pain with Bromelain
Looking for a pain-relieving alternative to aspirin or ibuprofen? Bromelain, an enzyme derived from pineapple, may be the perfect choice.
1 month ago - Better Nutrition
Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biologics: More Treatment Choices
The FDA has approved biosimilar medications to treat conditions such as cancer, diabetes, Crohn's disease, colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and more.
1 month ago - NCCIH
Even low-dose glucocorticoids greatly increase vertebral fracture risk in RA
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who receive even low daily doses of glucocorticoids are at a 59% increased risk for clinical vertebral fracture, according to data published...
1 month ago - Healio - 5 articles
Could Fermented Foods Help Your Arthritis?
Recent research 1 has shown that fermented foods not only can improve gut microbiome diversity, but lower the inflammatory response in your body that affects conditions like...
1 month ago - Mercola
Cannabis use tripled in patients with rheumatic disease over 5 years
Approximately 18% of patients in a rheumatic disease registry used cannabis in 2019, up from 6.3% in 2014, with the highest prevalence occurring in states where its use is...
1 month ago - Healio
Only higher-dose tramadol outperforms placebo for improved pain, function in knee, hip OA
A daily 300 mg dose of tramadol - but not 100 or 200 mg doses - surpassed placebo in improving pain and function related to hip or knee osteoarthritis, but was linked to...
1 month ago - Healio
Rheumatoid arthritis-ILD associated with excess mortality
Rheumatoid arthritis-related interstitial lung disease was associated with significantly higher rates of excess mortality compared with the general population, according to new...
1 month ago - Healio
COVID-19 demand leads to Australian shortages of rheumatoid arthritis drug
The medicines regulator and pharma giant Roche are monitoring the availability of arthritis treatment Actemra, which has had supply constrained by overseas use for COVID-19.
1 month ago - Sydney Morning Herald
Correction to: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Harlequin ichthyosis, a rare combination or the clinical spectrum of the disease? Report of a child treated with etanercept and review of the literature
1 month ago - Pediatric Rheumatology
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FDA approves selexipag for IV use in adults with PAH
The FDA has approved selexipag for IV use in adults with WHO functional class II to III pulmonary arterial hypertension who are temporarily unable to take oral...
Obesity does not increase risk for serious infection in biologic-treated IBD
Obesity was not associated with an increased risk for serious infection among patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with biologics, according to research published...
Many women with gestational diabetes do not receive type 2 diabetes...
Women in the United Kingdom who had gestational diabetes were not often screened for type 2 diabetes in accordance with national guidelines, a recent analysis showed. According...
Influenza vaccine may provide additional protection from COVID-19
Influenza vaccination may reduce the risk for stroke, sepsis and deep vein thrombosis in patients with COVID-19, data presented at the ECCMID virtual meeting...
Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake from Trader Joe's PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Lab...
Does the Chantilly Cream Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake from Trader Joe's have any indication of PFAS contamination in the food packaging? This is what you've been asking us to...
FDA approves Shingrix for prevention of shingles in immunocompromised adults
The FDA this week approved Shingrix for the prevention of shingles in immunocompromised adults, GlaxoSmithKline announced. Shingrix , is a nonlive, recombinant sub-unit...
FDA approves Twyneo cream for acne vulgaris
Twyneo cream, a fixed-dose combination of tretinoin and benzoyl peroxide, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of acne vulgaris, Sol-Gel Technologies announced in a...
FDA OKs emergency use of baricitinib alone for COVID-19
The FDA has authorized emergency use of baricitinib alone for the treatment of patients aged 2 years and older who are hospitalized with COVID-19. The authorization applies to...
VIDEO: Bausch + Lomb pipeline includes NOV03 for dry eye disease
LAS VEGAS - In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Yolande Barnard, vice president and general manager, U.S. Pharmaceuticals, Bausch + Lomb, offers updates on...
Low vision patients not routinely tested for dry eye disease despite high risk
Results from a retrospective chart review on dry eye disease and low vision showed low vision patients are at risk for dry eye disease, but low numbers of dry eye disease tests...