Types of Arthritis
Arthritis affects joints and can impede movement, cause swelling, and inflict pain
ObjectiveTo determine the population incidence of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) in Quebec.
Methods:
We obtained data from Quebec's physician claims database. Incident cases were defined as having a visit for JRA in 2000, no visit in the previous 3 years, a confirmed diagnosis by an arthritis specialist, or having >2 visits to any physician for JRA, > 2 months apart but within 2 years.
Results:
Cumulative incidence of JRA was 17.8/100...
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are significantly related to the severity of coronary calcification, researchers report in the November 15th issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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IntroductionFelty's syndrome is an uncommon but severe extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthtitis. Felty's syndrome is characterized by the triad of rheumatoid arthtitis, neutropenia, and splenomegaly. The lifetime risk of Felty's syndrome for a rheumatoid arthtitis patient is less than 1% and there are only a few case reports of Felty's syndrome with neutropenia preceded clinical evidence of arthritis. We present a case which is...
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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A panel of osteoarthritis (OA) key opinion leaders has developed a consensus of the optimal exogenous hyaluronic acid (HA) treatment. This consensus was achieved by utilizing what the experts referred to as BioRestorative(TM) Profiling. This profiling examines HAs on the basis of their mimicking the body's natural HA. "BioRestorative(TM)" describes the features of the ideal HA product, based on...
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