Research and Markets: Ankylosing Spondylitis (Bekhterev's Disease) - Pipeline ... 
SunHerald.com
DUBLIN -- Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3dv74r/ankylosing_spondyl) has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Ankylosing Spondylitis (Bekhterev's Disease) - Pipeline Review, ...

 

Bone Loss Common in AS Patients 
dailyRx
People with ankylosing spondylitis can develop weak and brittle bones, or osteoporosis. But it can be hard to spot osteoporosis in these patients because of certain traits of ankylosing spondylitis. Researchers found that osteoporosis is common among ...

 

Body mass index influences the response to infliximab in ankylosing spondylitis 
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
The aim of this study was to determine whether body mass index (BMI) affects response to infliximab (IFX) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Methods: In 155 patients retrospectively included with active AS, the BMI was calculated before ...

 

Osteoporosis in ankylosing spondylitis - prevalence, risk factors and methods ... 
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
IntroductionOsteoporosis can be a complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but diagnosing spinal osteoporosis can be difficult since pathologic new bone formation interferes with the assessment of the bone mineral density (BMD).

 

Why The Oregon Attorney General Race Has National Implications For Marijuana Laws 
U.S. News & World Report
The 62-year-old suffers from Ankylosing Spondylitis, a severe form of rheumatoid arthritis. Greig was diagnosed with the disease in the 1980s when he was 38. At the time he ran an advertising agency, helping to put on more than 150 shows for singers ...

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IL-17 Blocker Promising for Spondylitis 
MedPage Today
Explain that a fully humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the IL-17 pathway was effective in producing a 20% improvement at week six in a small phase II study of patients with previously treated ankylosing spondylitis. Note that activity appeared to ...

 

Abbott launches online tool for ankylosing spondylitis 
InPharm
Abbott has launched a new online assessment tool that has the potential to change the landscape of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patient management in the UK. Designed to help make assessing AS patients quicker and easier, 'Talking AS' is the first tool ...

 

Oft-misdiagnosed form of arthritis causes crippling pain in the young 
Ottawa Citizen
By Thandi Fletcher, Postmedia News May 7, 2012 Ankylosing spondylitis is an extremely painful form of arthritis which is often misdiagnosed because it frequently strikes younger people. CALGARY ? For most people, a sneeze is no big deal.

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Charity says thank you with cheque 
This is Plymouth
A PLYMOUTH branch of a spondylitis charity has presented a cheque to physiotherapists to say 'thank you'. Members from the local branch of National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (NASS) donated £1000 to the physiotherapy department at Derriford ...

 

Brave siblings face fears as they fight chronic condition 
This is South Wales
Tudur and Cerian Phillips, of Bryn Iwan, north west of Carmarthen town, were diagnosed within a year of each other with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a spinal condition which can lead to severe disability ? and can cause eventual fusion of the spine.