South County Beat: Foundation seeks cure for arthritis - San Luis Obispo Tribune

San Luis Obispo Tribune

South County Beat: Foundation seeks cure for arthritis San Luis Obispo Tribune She suffered stiffness and soreness in all joints, severe fever and rash, and was hospitalized for two weeks before being diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. She was 12. Now, at age 25, she controls the disease through medication and physical ...

Tocizilumab: Arthritis drug allows bedridden children to return to normal life - Daily Mail

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Tocizilumab: Arthritis drug allows bedridden children to return to normal life Daily Mail Ailsa Bosworth, chief executive of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) said the treatment offered 'a future with hope' to affected children and their families. 'It causes immense distress and tocilizumab provides both families and ... Arthritis drug offers children hopeThe Independent all 50 news articles »

EC approves Roche's juvenile arthritis drug - PMLiVE

EC approves Roche's juvenile arthritis drug PMLiVE RoACTEMRA is currently used for the treatment of adult rheumatoid arthritis in people who have either responded to, or who were intolerant to, previous therapies. It is the only licensed biologic treatment to target the interleukin-6 (IL-6) pathway, ...

Do Biologics Cause Cancer? - Medscape

Do Biologics Cause Cancer? Medscape Patients often have a history of cancer before starting biologic therapy, [1,2] treatment may be carcinogenic, and the disease may predispose the patient to cancer. [3] For example, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have a rate of lymphoma 2- ...