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Hundreds Will Urge Congress for More Arthritis Support in Person or through Virtual Summit on March 4-6 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fourteen-year-old Jonathan Corthell of Henderson, NV will be traveling 2,400 miles to Washington, D.C. to ask Congress to support policies that will ensure more research, better treatments and greater access to care for those with arthritis, the nation's leading cause of disability. Corthell, who has suffered with Juvenile...
The Arthritis National Research Foundation is a charitable organization committed to funding research for finding a cure to Arthritis Long Beach, CA (PRWEB) February 18, 2013 The Arthritis National Research Foundation recently announced the creation of the Kelly Award to recognize organizations working to find a cure for juvenile arthritis. The ANRF is a non-profit charity for children that funds at least one juvenile arthritis project each year. According to ANRF President Kevin Donohue,...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online For retirees, Florida is considered one of the best places to retire – surf, sunny weather and relaxation. However, there may be more health benefits from this sunny locale than originally thought. A new study has revealed that sunlight could possibly help reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in aging women. Researchers found that the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis could be decreased by regular exposure to sunlight,...
U-M findings reveal how certain genes activate cells that cause rheumatoid arthritis in mice; discovery may extend to other autoimmune diseases University of Michigan research sheds new light on why certain people are more likely to suffer from rheumatoid arthritis – paving the way to explore new treatments for both arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. The new UMHS research in mice identifies how a specific group of genes works behind the scenes to activate the bone-destroying...
Patients Increase Public Awareness of Underestimated Disease ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF) announces the establishment of Rheumatoid Awareness Day to be held each year on February 2, giving people with the chronic illness known as rheumatoid arthritis, or rheumatoid disease, a day of recognition. Because the disease is commonly presumed to be a type of arthritis, awareness is lacking, causing problems with disability...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nonprofit Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF) welcomes Andrew Tager, MD to present "New Directions for Scleroderma Treatments: Understanding the Basis for Current Clinical Trials" on December 14, 2012 at 11 a.m. PST. This free webinar will describe current scleroderma clinical trials and new treatments on the horizon. Dr. Tager is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, with appointments in the Center...
Researchers have pieced together new genetic clues to the arthritis puzzle in a study that brings potential treatments closer to reality and could also provide insights into why more women than men succumb to the disabling condition. Rheumatoid arthritis – which affects more than 400,000 people in the UK and about 1% of the world's population – is a complicated disease: lifestyle and environmental factors, such as smoking, diet, pregnancy and infection are thought to play a role, but...
HAYWARD, Calif., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANTH), a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to treat serious diseases associated with inflammation and autoimmune disorders, today announced additional data from its Phase 2b PEARL-SC study presented in a late breaking poster at the 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP). The poster...
Use of gut bacteria to treat autoimmune diseases among other research presented at ACR Refuting a belief long held by many physicians, a Mayo Clinic study found that rheumatoid arthritis patients also can get gout. The research is among several studies Mayo Clinic is presenting at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in Washington. Researchers also found that gut bacteria has potential to treat autoimmune disorders, rheumatoid arthritis patients are at higher risk for...
NATICK, Mass., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., leading the new field of nuclear transport modulators, announces an oral presentation on the use of its SINE CRM1 antagonists for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus. Jennifer Anolik, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine at the University of Rochester (New York), is presenting "Novel nuclear export inhibitors deplete autoreactive plasma cells and protect mice with lupus...
