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Could a Urine Test Predict Response to Biologics?
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: Baseline metabolomic analysis of pretreatment levels of histamine, glutamine, xanthurenic acid, and ethanolamine in the urine of RA...
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Smokers Less Likely to Respond to Biologic Treatment for RA
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: Response rates to 6 months of anti-TNF therapy were 27% for current, 63% for previous, and 90% for never smokers.
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Rheumatoid Vasculitis 5-Year Mortality Is 60%
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: Five-year mortality from systemic rheumatoid vasculitis was 60% during 2001-2010 and 51% during 1988-2000.Data Source: The findings...
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Joint Involvement Less Common in Presence of Sjögren's Autoantibodies
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: Anti-Ro52 autoantibodies were significantly associated with lower risk of articular (RR 0.7, P = .039) and higher risk of...
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Biologics for RA Do Not Increase Solid Cancer Risk
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- Sara Freeman
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Exercise Eases Upper-Limb Dysfunction in Early RA
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: Disability, function, hand grip strength, self-efficacy, and DAS28 and pain scores were all significantly (P less than .05)...
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Obese RA Patients Less Likely to Respond to DMARDs at 1 Year
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: A good EULAR response was achieved by 40% of obese patients vs. 58.5% of those categorized as normal weight or underweight.Data...
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Conventional Tests Often Miss Liver Disease
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
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Severe Comorbidity Doubles Death Risk in Multiple Myeloma
- Author:
- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: Median overall survival in patients with severe comorbidity was 15.1 months vs.
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Walking Ability Aids Assessment of Elderly Breast Cancer Patients
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: At 10 years, 80% of women with low self-rated health status and a walking limitation had died, compared with 50% of those with high...
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Most Adolescent Self-Harm Stops in Adulthood
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: Of 1,652 participants who were observed as both adolescents and as young adults, 136 reported self-harm, with only 14 (10%)...
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Radionuclide Therapy Alleviates Bone Pain in Prostate Cancer Patients
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: After one infusion, pain was alleviated and narcotic analgesic use reduced or stopped in 63% of elderly patients, with 12.6%...
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Half of Older Cancer Patients Have Unrecognized Medical Problems
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: Additional medical problems, such as reduced physical functioning, nutritional, and other issues, were detected in 51.4% of elderly...
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Cancer Often Goes Untreated in Nursing Home Residents
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: Chemotherapy treatment rates ranged from 2.9% of residents with colon cancer to 17.1 % of those diagnosed with breast cancer.Data...
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Geriatric Assessment Predicts Overall Survival in AML
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- Sara Freeman
Major Finding: Scores of less than 9 out of 12 on the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and less than 77 out of 100 on a Modified Mini-...