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Mayo study examines link between rheumatoid arthritis and chronic lung diseases
11-16-2006 · EurekAlert!For decades, researchers have suspected a connection between chronic lung diseases and rheumatoid arthritis.
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10-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
Researchers in the United States and Sweden have identified a genetic region associated with increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic and debilitating inflammatory disease of the joints that affects an estimated 2.1 million Americans. The US arm of the study involved a long-time collaboration between intramural researchers of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and other organizations. NIAMS is one of 27 institutes and centers at the National Institutes of Health.
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- RAND study finds asthma and lung disease patients receive half of recommended medical care
11-13-2006 · EurekAlert!
Patients around the United States with obstructive lung diseases receive half of the recommended medical care, with care varying based on individual conditions, according to a RAND Corp. study issued today.RAND estimates that increasing the number of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who receive oxygen treatment at home could prevent 27,000 to 57,000 deaths annually and increasing the number of hospitalized asthmatic patients who receive systematic steroids could prevent nearly 2,000 deaths each year.
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03-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
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- Nicotine: The link between cigarette smoking and kidney disease progression?
01-29-2007 · EurekAlert!
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- U-M study offers new perspective on nitric oxide signaling in rheumatoid arthritis
10-30-2006 · EurekAlert!
Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School have found evidence that challenges current thinking about the cause of rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory disease that damages joints, causes pain, loss of movement and bone deformities in 2.1 million Americans
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- Largest ever study of genetics of common diseases published today
06-06-2007 · EurekAlert!
The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, the largest ever study of the genetics behind common diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and coronary heart disease, today publishes its results in the journals Nature and Nature Genetics. The study examined DNA samples from 17,000 people across the UK, bringing together 50 leading research groups and 200 scientists in the field of human genetics. Over two years, they analysed almost 10 billion pieces of genetic information.
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01-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
Researchers have found a way to selectively block the ability of white blood cells to "crawl" toward the sites of injury and infection when such mobility drives disease, according to a study published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The results suggest a new treatment approach for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and multiple sclerosis, and for conditions made worse by misplaced inflammation, like atherosclerosis, stroke and transplant rejection, researchers said.
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09-06-2007 · EurekAlert!
A genetic variation has been identified that increases the risk of two chronic, autoimmune inflammatory diseases: rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). These research findings result from a long-time collaboration between the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and other organizations.
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- Mayo Clinic study predicts cardiovascular disease risk for rheumatoid arthritis patients
11-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
People with rheumatoid arthritis have a higher risk for developing heart disease than the general population; however, it is difficult to identify which patients are at increased risk. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a simple approach to predict heart disease in these patients within 10 years of their initial diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
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02-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
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