Posts from ‘May, 2009’

University of Maryland researchers see potential new treatment approach in targeting immune response to virusResearchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that an approved drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis reduces severe illness and death in mice exposed to the Influenza A virus.

Researchers have found that an approved drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis reduces severe illness and death in mice exposed to the Influenza A virus. Their findings suggest that tempering the response of the body’s immune system to influenza infection may alleviate some of the more severe symptoms and even reduce mortality from this virus.

( University of Maryland Medical Center ) Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that an approved drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis reduces severe illness and death in mice exposed to the Influenza A virus. Their findings, reported in The Journal of Immunology, suggest that tempering the response of the body’s [...]

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that an approved drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis reduces severe illness and death in mice exposed to the Influenza A virus. Their findings suggest that tempering the response of the body’s immune system to influenza infection may alleviate some of the more severe symptoms [...]

MyPhield’s made in Canada licensed device reaches more arthritis sufferers

Five-year-old Shaley Makalapua Yoshizu, this year’s Ambassador for the 2009 State of Hawaii arthritis Walk, is the namesake for a hui that is raising money for the arthritis Foundation at a benefit fundraiser Sunday, May 17, 6-9 p.m. at The O-Lounge. Makalapua Yoshizu is one of approximately 294,000 children under the age of 18 affected [...]

On Sunday, May 17, our own Michele Gile is hosting the arthritis Walk For Orange County. You go, Michele! For more information about this walk, click here. Mary Polos, of Newport Beach, is the 2009 Orange County arthritis Walk Youth Hero. If you’d like to support Mary in the walk you can either sign up [...]

Local teen Amber Tedesco, 13, will be among those to host the “Kids Get arthritis, Too” benefit Sunday at Woody’s Restaurant.

THURSDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) to treat moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis, Belgian drug maker UCB said Thursday in a news release.

Take it from two people with arthritis - if you want to stay healthy, stay moving.

Medarex, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDX) announced that the MDX-1100 Phase 2 proof-of-concept trial in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving methotrexate successfully met its primary endpoint.

What if you could go on a diet – not to lose weight, but to help you ease the pain of arthritis and other ailments? One physician says he has the answer in this Go! New York Report. For the nearly 40 million Americans suffering with arthritis, the joint stiffness, swelling, and pain may begin [...]

Treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis have changed in the past 10 years.

arthritis Tasmania says it’s been overwhelmed with offers of help, after its Tai Chi exercise class in Wynyard was evicted from a local church.

Veterinary researchers estimate that 20 percent of adult dogs suffer silently from osteoarthritis and 45 percent of cats endure arthritic pain. To educate pet owners about arthritis — and ways to prevent and treat it — Morris Animal Foundation developed a Web exclusive at www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/arthritis with tips on early detection and treatment of arthritis in [...]