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Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:37:40 +0100 CBio Secures Another Clinical Trial Milestone Australian drug development company CBio Limited (ASX: CBZ) announced the achievement of a clinical trial milestone under its option agreement with global pharmaceutical leader Novo Nordisk A/S. The agreement relates to the development of XToll, the potential new-generation drug therapy which could provide safer and more effective treatment of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA)... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PST Knee Replacement In Elderly Patients Shown To Improve Balance Total knee replacement (TKR) successfully relieves pain and improves function in patients with advanced knee arthritis, according to a study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). The surgery also significantly improves dynamic balance among elderly patients... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PST UNC Helps Establish The First National Public Health Agenda For Osteoarthritis Betty Isaacs of Boone, N.C., knows all about the chronic pain of osteoarthritis and the impact it has on her life. "The pain in my knee was so bad, I would just sit around," Isaacs said. Last year, Isaacs participated in the Walk with Ease program administered through the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center and developed by the Arthritis Foundation... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PST Orthopedic Research Society Honor BIDMC Scientist Christopher Evans, PhD, director of the Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Maurice Edmond Mueller Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School, were presented with the 2010 Arthur Steindler Award at this week's annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society in New Orleans... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST Differing Patient And Doctor Expectations From Joint Replacement Surgeries While physicians strive to set realistic expectations for patients undergoing knee and hip joint replacements, a new study reveals that doctor and patient expectations are sometimes not aligned... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST Pain Relief For Osteoarthritis Provided By Electromagnetic Pulses Electromagnetic pulses significantly decrease pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PST NICE Asks For More Data On New Drug For Rheumatoid Arthritis NICE's independent appraisal committee has asked Roche, the manufacturer of tocilizumab (RoActemra), a new treatment for moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis, for further additional information on its product... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PST NICE Reassessment Of Switching Decision Brings Little Hope For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) has expressed their frustration at NICE's provisional decision not to allow patients with rheumatoid arthritis to routinely switch from one Anti-TNF drug to another. This is the second time NICE has appraised the sequential effectiveness of multiple biologic therapies following NRAS's successful appeal of negative NICE guidance on switching in 2007... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PST New 'Work Charter' Launched To Help 6.5m People With Musculoskeletal Conditions To Stay In Work, UK Today the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA), backed by leading policymakers and employers, is calling for positive action to ensure people with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are properly supported to access employment and remain in their jobs... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PST NICE Consults On Draft Recommendations For Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis After Treatment With A TNF Inhibitor Has Failed The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently appraising a number of drugs as possible treatments for rheumatoid arthritis after treatment with a tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor has failed. This is a part review of NICE technology appraisal guidance 36, and a review of NICE technology appraisal guidance 126 and 141... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST