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These diseases are linked by their association with the HLA-B27 gene and by the presence of enthesitis as the basic pathologic lesion.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Etanercept, a tumour-necrosis-factor inhibitor, has shown efficacy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Results of a study published in the June issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism suggest that treatment with efalizumab for moderate to severe psoriasis may trigger psoriatic arthritis.

Clinical and genetic registries are an important tool in studying psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis .

Main Category: Arthritis / Rheumatology Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 28 Jun 2008 - 0:00 PDT Centocor, Inc.

For many of us the summer is a time to think about taking a break, enjoying long hot days in the sun, sitting on a beach or swimming in the sea.

The University of Rochester Medical Center's Department of Dermatology, in conjunction with the Rochester Area Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Support Group, is hosting the Rochester premiere of My Skin's on ...

Rheumatoid arthritis , ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis patients should undergo compulsory cardiovascular risk management and existing CV risk calculators should be adapted to the increased CV ...

Centocor Inc. and its partner Schering-Plough Corp. said their investigational rheumatoid arthritis drug golimumab , a next-generation human antitumor necrosis factor -alpha monoclonal antibody, met its primary ...

There are several different types of psoriasis, a chronic inflamatory skin disease.

National report &#8212 The use of biologics is the focus of new psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis management guidelines released by the American Academy of Dermatology , HealthDay News reports.

A new study has shown that Enbrel given to patients with psoriasis and or psoriatic arthritis reduced C-Reactive Protein, a marker for inflammation.

The use of biologics is the focus of new guidelines for the management of mild to severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis released by the American Academy of Dermatology .

KUWAIT CITY : The 5th MENA Rheumatology Summit concluded yesterday at the Conrad Hotel in Cairo, Egypt.

Psoriatic arthritis is a disease within a disease. There is the arthritis aspect and the psoriasis aspect of the disease.

The American Academy of Dermatology has released new guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis based on an extensive analysis of the highest-quality scientific studies on these ...

A number of environmental exposures, including trauma, are associated with the onset of inflammatory arthritis in patients with psoriasis, findings published in the May issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic ...

“Psoriatic arthritis can be considered as a 'disease within a disease'”

A number of environmental exposures, including trauma, are associated with the onset of inflammatory arthritis in patients with psoriasis, findings published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases indicate. via Reuters

Two British researchers who pioneered treatments which have helped millions of people with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases have been awarded the prestigious 2008 Dr. via News-Medical.Net

The arthritis and psoriasis drug Enbrel now has a "black box" warning about the risk of serious infections that may lead to hospitalization or death. via WebMD Health News