New Arthritis Treatment Promises Good Results.
Jeff Conrad
Many people are used to thinking of arthritis as of the disease prevailing in people over 60. It is incorrect. Elderly people are thought to be mostly affected by the disease because if they have not got proper treatment in time, arthritis manifestation is really dreadful.
Actually, depending on the type of arthritis, 35-45-year-old people are more often affected by the disease. There exists also juvenile arthritis, which manifests itself in young age. Now you have a notion of how important it is to diagnose arthritis in its early stages.
It's important to timely consult specialist of rheumatological centres. The specialists are experienced in the modern methods of arthritis treatment.
There is a new treatment option which gives hope to all, suffering from arthritis. The three biologicals so called antagonists TNF-alpha Etanercept, Adalimumab, Infliximab have already been present in the market for several years, and there exist results of long-run investigation of the preparations.
The most extensive study of rheumatoid arthritis, so called Re-Act study, was carried out with the assistance of 6000 patients of 4000 centers in 11 European countries. The results have been published only at the end of 2004.
Patients received a hypodermic injection of 40 mg of Adalimumab once in 2 weeks. In 12 weeks the results of treatment were explored and evaluated. The results were as follows: The results were amazing! Pain in joint when pressed reduced from 13% till 3%, e.g. in 77% of cases!!! 23% of patients did not suffer pain in joint when pressed.
Swelling in joints reduced from 10% till 3%, e.g. in 70% of cases!!!! 25% of patients marked disappearance of swelling in joints after12 weeks of the treatment. As early as after the first injection, 70% of the patients suffering pain in joints when pressed and 57% of the patients with join swelling pointed to the good results of the treatment.
One fourth of the patients marked the elimination of pain after 12 weeks of the treatment. Some further results of the Re-Act study showed further health improvement.
But the medicines are very costly. In Europe prescription of the medicines is under control and is in connection with the certain illness severity score. It is worth underlining once again that the preparations might have side actions and have to be prescribed by an experienced doctor.
Therapeutic effect of the basis medicines becomes apparent in 1-2 months, this of biologics - in several days (or weeks).
About the author:
Jeff Conrad introduces Marcus Winter who is a medical doctor and
who wants to give people the latest information on several
health related topics for free.www.health-
info-site.net/Arthritis.html
The latest information and news on Arthritis Advice :
UCB announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) relating to the Biologics License Application (BLA) of Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol), the first PEGylated anti-TNF, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Senior Wellness Center Offers Tai Chi for Arthritis (The Somerset Reporter)
BERNARDS - The Somerset County Office on Aging will offer an Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi program at the Somerset County Senior Wellness Center, located at 202 Mt. Airy Road. Classes will be held on Thursday afternoons at 1 p.m., starting...
Arthritis meeting has info, insight (Arizona Daily Star)
Even arthritis doctors get arthritis.
The "Cold" Truth About Arthritis Pain (WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria)
WMBD/WYZZ - Peoria - The cold, winter months can cause a few extra problems for people with arthritis, but the temperature outside may not be the only thing causing those aches and pains.
Sponsored Listing (Growth Company Investor)
Diagnostics group Axis-Shield has developed a new detection test for rheumatoid arthritis, cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCP), for US pharmaceutical giant Abbott.
Pressure to raise weather payment (Channel 4)
The government recently raised the cold weather payment to £25 a week. But there is now mounting pressure to extend the payment to people who suffer from debilitating illnesses such as arthritis or MS, which are affected by the cold.
Test kit could aid millions (The Evening Telegraph)
Dundee biotech firm Axis-Shield has developed a revolutionary new test for the crippling illness rheumatoid arthritis that could ease the suffering of millions of people (writes Graham Huband).
Rehab Center Helping Pets with Physical Ailments (FOX 11 News Los Angeles)
If you had back pain, a torn knee ligament or arthritis, you would go for physical therapy. So why not give your pet the same kind of care? There is a place in Santa Monica where you can do just that. Christina Gonzalez shows us what it is all about in this video report.
Movie Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Box Office Prophets)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tells the epic story of a man who ages in reverse. When he's born in 1918, Benjamin appears weathered and wrinkly, as if a 70-year-old man shrunk down to the size of a baby. A doctor says Benjamin's insides are on the cusp of giving out and he has arthritis.
More Americans getting multiple chronic illnesses (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
More Americans are burdened by chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, often having more than three at a time, and this has helped fuel a big rise in out-of-pocket medical expenses, a study released on Tuesday showed.