Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Calprotectin as a Reliable Surrogate Marker for Bowel Inflammation in SpA? Reference Cypers H, Varkas G, Beeckman S, et al. Elevated calprotectin levels reveal bowel inflammation in spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum…
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Calprotectin as a Reliable Surrogate Marker for Bowel Inflammation in SpA? Reference Cypers H, Varkas G, Beeckman S, et al. Elevated calprotectin levels reveal bowel inflammation in spondyloarthritis. Ann Rheum…
Human helminth therapy to treat inflammatory disorders- where do we stand? <i>BMC Immunology</i> is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in molecular, cellular, tissue-level, organismal, functional, and…
Lifestyle has a strong impact on intestinal bacteria, which has a strong impact on health Everything you eat or drink affects your intestinal bacteria, and is likely to have an…
The Microbiome in Autoimmune Disease Drs. Arthur Kavanaugh and John Cush discuss recent developments in the microbiome as it relates to autoimmune diseases. Gut Microbiota Drive Autoimmune Arthritis by Promoting…
Mucosal Immune Tolerance in Rheumatoid Arthritis Does rheumatoid arthritis originate as mucosal inflammation in an extra-articular location? Read why many believe this is the case. medscape.com Environmental factors are believed…
Green Tea Combats Rheumatoid Arthritis In case you needed another healthy reason to brew a hot cup of green tea, researchers from Washington State University have found that it blocks……
Hydroxychloroquine Use Is Associated With Decreased Incident Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients... J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Jan 4;5(1). pii: e002867.… www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|By Sharma TS , et al. Can a…
Gaining Control of RA Sooner Rather than Later Best for Joints Persistent moderate disease activity can cause long-term joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis patients,… www.rheumatologynetwork.com "Fast-and-Furious", "Early-and-Aggressive", "Hit-Early-Hit-Hard": whatever pithy…
Evidence for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis to Target When managing rheumatoid arthritis, does a treat-to-target approach convey better outcomes than routine care? www.medscape.com T2T finds its first proving grounds in RA.…
Can Infections Trigger Autoimmunity? Case reports suggest a post-infectious association with antiphospholipid syndrome www.medpagetoday.com Anti-Phospholipid antibodies are found in about a third of SLE patients, of which a fraction develop…