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5 hrs ago | Medical News

Access to rheumatoid arthritis drugs 'curbed' for sufferers in the UK

Sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis in Britain have been warned that their access to a particularly effective class of drug will in future be limited.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication, Acupuncture, Health, Pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis

Wed Jul 23, 2008

MooreThoughts

An Amazing Breakthrough if True

According to a link unearthed by Ben Cunningham , there is preliminary research that the effects of Alzheimers may be reversible Building on previous work by the same authors, published in BioMed Central's ...

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medicine, Medication

MediLexicon

Roche Comment On NICE Anti-TNF Inhibitor Sequencing FAD

Following the widespread media coverage regarding the NICE FAD on the sequencing of anti-TNF inhibitors, Roche want to reassure patients with rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatology health professionals that they ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthritis

MediLexicon

New Guidelines For Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

Proven combinations of medicines and the introduction of new anti-arthritis drugs have significantly improved the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis , according to guidelines issued by the American College of ...

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Related Topix: Immunology, Biology, Science, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Medicine, Arthritis, Health, Birmingham, AL

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Times Online

Restricting arthritis drugs 'a prescription for pain'

Patients with a crippling condition are to be denied a choice of treatment under guidance to be published by the Government's drug watchdog today.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic)

Daily Mail

NHS limits 'lifeline' arthritis drug that could help 60,000 patients

Thousands of patients with rheumatoid arthritis will be denied drugs under a ruling by the Health Service's 'rationing' body.

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Related Topix: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Medicine, Health, Arthritis

Mon Jul 21, 2008

HealthCentral

UK's NICE rejects second go with arthritis drugs

Three rheumatoid arthritis drugs should not be given to patients on Britain's state-run health service when similar drugs have already failed, the country's healthcare cost-effectiveness body said on Monday.

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Related Topix: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Medicine, Health, Arthritis, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication, Biotech, Abbott Laboratories

Science Daily

Rapid Alzheimer's Improvement After New Immune-based Treatment

A video accompanying the research, published in the open access journal BMC Neurology, documents rapid language improvement within minutes of using this new treatment.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Medicine, Neurology, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication

Sun Jul 20, 2008

BBC

Arthritis drug access 'curbed'

People with rheumatoid arthritis are to have access to a particular class of drugs limited by a drugs watchdog, campaigners say.

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Related Topix: Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health, Pain, Arthritis

Medical News Today

Could Arthritis Wonder Drugs Provide Clues For All Disease?

Main Category: Immune System / Vaccines Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology ; Arthritis / Rheumatology Article Date: 20 Jul 2008 - 11:00 PDT Drugs that have helped treat millions of rheumatoid ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health, Crohn's Disease, Arthritis

Sat Jul 19, 2008

CiteULike

Tuberculosis following the use of etanercept, a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor.

We reviewed 25 cases of TB due to another TNF antagonist, etanercept, that were reported to the US Food and Drug Administration between November 1998 and March 2002.

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Related Topix: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Medicine, Arthritis, Health, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication, Food and Drug Administration

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Medical News

Could arthritis wonder drugs provide clues for all disease?

Drugs that have helped treat millions of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may hold the key to many more medical conditions, including atherosclerosis - a leading cause of heart disease - says the researcher who ...

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Related Topix: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Medicine, Health, Arthritis, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication, Crohn's Disease

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Bloomberg

Amgen's Enbrel Cuts Arthritis Symptoms When Patients Use Early, Study Says

Amgen Inc. 's Enbrel anti- inflammatory drug reduces the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis when given with a standard therapy early in the disease, a study found.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Biotech, Amgen, Healthcare Industry, Crohn's Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Arthritis, Medication

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Dermatology Times

FDA reviews TNF blockers: Scrutiny may worry some patients, derms say

National report - The ongoing Food and Drug Administration review of TNF-blocking biologic drugs is unlikely to have much impact on dermatologists' use of these drugs, physicians say.

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Related Topix: Lymphoma, Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Medicine, Crohn's Disease, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication, Food and Drug Administration

Fri Jun 27, 2008

BMC Surgery

Characterization of global transcription profile of normal and...

Persistent infection by high risk HPV types is the main risk factor for development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer.

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Related Topix: Cervical Cancer, Health, Medicine

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Rehab Management

Spondyloarthropathy treatment linked with change in body composition

Spondyloarthropathy patients who receive anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy experience significant changes in body composition, according to a report in the May issue of The Journal of Rheumatology.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Medical News Today

30 Percent RA Patients Refractory To Anti-TNFs Achieve Disease...

Main Category: Arthritis Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 16 Jun 2008 - 1:00 PDT Results of the RADIATE study Tocilizumab plus methotrexate showed significant clinical improvements ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, France, World News, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Health, Arthritis

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Innovations-report.com

Rong Li Lab Identifies New Role of Inflammatory Protein in Polycystic Kidney Disease and a Possible Treatment

The Stowers Institute's Rong Li Lab has discovered that a protein previously shown to have a role in inflammation may also have a role in the formation of cysts in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease - ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication, Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Kansas City Business Journal

Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered a possible cause of and treatment for the formation of cysts in one of the most common life-threatening genetic dieases, autosomal ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Medical News Today

MabThera(rituximab) Is More Effective In Treating Rheumatoid...

Main Category: Arthritis Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Bones / Orthopaedics Article Date: 14 Jun 2008 - 12:00 PDT New data1 presented at the European League Against Rheumatism annual meeting ...

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Related Topix: Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Arthritis, Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis

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