Rheumatoid Arthritis
The future will see us identify biomarkers to improve rheumatoid arthritis treatment outcomes, outlines Dr Darren Plant, Iniobong Ekang and Megan Sutcliffe
A rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis is no longer the millstone that people in the recent past experienced thanks to a plethora of new, effective treatments. But for some people, it takes time to find the drug that will bring their disease under control, and for an unlucky few, an effective long-term solution remains out of reach.
Antidepressants seem to be largely ineffective for common pain conditions
Some antidepressant drugs do help in some pain conditions, but most are either ineffective or the evidence is inconclusive, despite being used for a range of pain conditions. The evidence, published by The British Medical Journal adds to mounting research that challenges the role of medicines for pain.
A diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis is life changing, but is no longer a life sentence, explains Prof Anne Barton
The past and present are two very different places when it comes to the impact of many medical conditions, including inflammatory arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis link with thyroid dysfunction
Many studies have looked at the risk of thyroid dysfunction in people with rheumatoid arthritis but the outcomes have been conflicting. So a team set out to review all of the evidence to establish if there is a pattern.A gut bacteria may trigger rheumatoid arthritis says results of a five-year study
A bacteria has been found in the gut that may cause rheumatoid arthritis in people who are already at risk.