Arthritis drug secukinumab reduces ankylosing spondylitis fatigue
Secukinumab shows rapid improvements in fatigue for up to three years in people with ankylosing spondylitis, says data in Arthritis Care & Research. A biological therapy that modifies immune activity and inflammation, secukinumab can be prescribed for psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis in the UK.
Continue readingPsoriatic disease may increase likelihood of fracture
Adults with psoriatic disease appear to be at higher risk of fracture than those without, but why remains unclear, says new research in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Continue readingHot stuff: body temperature can still be high in rheumatoid arthritis remission
A pioneering study of people in remission from rheumatoid arthritis has found that they can have significantly higher temperatures than healthy individuals.
Continue readingOur understanding of the links between heart disease and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases is improving outcomes, explains Prof Maya Buch
Research is looking at possible links between genes, rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease and cardiovascular disease. Scans identify people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases who are at risk of cardiovascular diseases.
One of the sunniest places in Britain is actually found in Scotland, in the small but perfectly formed island of Tiree
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Measuring 10 miles long and five miles wide, the sky and sea seem to stretch all around you on Tiree. With its vast expanses of white sand beaches, the island is tranquil, pure and the most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
