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Smoking Tied to Back Pain, Arthritis - MedPage Today



Smoking Tied to Back Pain, Arthritis 
MedPage Today
By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Two new studies have implicated smoking in the development of psoriatic arthritis and inflammatory back pain. Note that taken together, the study results illustrate that the interactions between environmental ...
Smoking Worsens Back Arthritis dailyRx

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National Psoriasis Foundation awards more than $2 million for research - MarketWatch (press release)



National Psoriasis Foundation awards more than $2 million for research 
MarketWatch (press release)
Twenty-six scientists have received a total of $2.06 million in grants from the National Psoriasis Foundation to study psoriasis--the most common autoimmune disease in the country, affecting as many as 7.5 million Americans--and psoriatic arthritis, ...

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National Psoriasis Foundation awards more than $2 million for research - Sacramento Bee



National Psoriasis Foundation awards more than $2 million for research 
Sacramento Bee
These fellowships provide support of up to $40000 per year to new doctors training to do research in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. The fellowships are intended to increase the number of doctors studying psoriatic diseases.
Psoriasis group issues $2M in grants Bizjournals.com

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Smoking Tied to Back Pain, Arthritis - Everyday Health



Smoking Tied to Back Pain, Arthritis 
Everyday Health
By Nancy Walsh, MedPage Today FRIDAY, May 18, 2012 (MedPage Today) ? Two new studies have implicated smoking in the development of psoriatic arthritis and inflammatory back pain. "Taken together, the interactions between environmental factors and the ...

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Biologic Saves Joints in Psoriatic Arthritis - MedPage Today



MedPage Today 
Biologic Saves Joints in Psoriatic Arthritis 
MedPage Today
Patients with psoriatic arthritis continued to have minimal structural changes in their joints with golimumab -- a human monoclonal anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) antibody -- through 2 years of treatment. Note that after 2 years of treatment, ...

 


Cumberland County 18-year-old battles severe arthritis - PennLive.com



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Cumberland County 18-year-old battles severe arthritis 
PennLive.com
Eventually, a specialist told him he has psoriatic arthritis, which affects the muscles, tendons and ligaments attached to Foltz's joints. It also causes skin pain and discoloration. ?I pretty much couldn't walk for a good month,? said Foltz, 18, ...

 


TNF Blockade Unable to Halt OA Joint Erosion - MedPage Today



TNF Blockade Unable to Halt OA Joint Erosion 
MedPage Today
... of the articular cartilage in osteoarthritis, are most likely mediated by the same cytokine cascades operational in other inflammatory rheumatic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis," Verbruggen and colleagues observed.

 


Families' fundraiser for hospital arthritis care - This is Plymouth



Families' fundraiser for hospital arthritis care 
This is Plymouth
"She was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis. It affects her because she has it in over 30 joints from her toes to her jaw. It makes her stiff in the mornings and she gets swollen joints." Kayleigh, who was wheelchair bound for more than a year, ...

 


Morning Stiffness in Psoriasis Patient? Think Arthritis - Skin and Allergy News Digital Network



Morning Stiffness in Psoriasis Patient? Think Arthritis 
Skin and Allergy News Digital Network
It behooves us to think about psoriatic arthritis, because the numbers suggest that 20%-25% of patients with psoriasis may develop psoriatic arthritis. If the diagnosis is missed, this can lead to debilitating pain, permanent joint damage, ...

 


Undervalued Picks From A Pro Investor - Seeking Alpha



Undervalued Picks From A Pro Investor 
Seeking Alpha
Remicade overall has received approval for several indications including Crohn's disease, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis. Remicade growth derives from strong demand in the rheumatoid ...

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