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EULAR 2010 - Press Releases for 19.06.10
| Dr Helga Radner | Embargotime: 09:00 | |
| TARGETING DISEASE REMISSION HAS SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS OVER LOW DISEASE ACTIVITY IN ADDITION TO PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS | ||
| Achieving remission in more patients could lessen the burden of rheumatoid arthritis on societies with aging populations Rome, Italy, Saturday 19 June 2010: Achieving disease remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) provides superior outcomes across measures of socio-economic importance including work productivity and quality of life according to results presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. These Austrian findings are reported in addition to improvements in measures of physical functioning, when compared with RA patients achieving low disease activity (LDA). | ||
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| Prof Roser Solans-Laque | Embargotime: 09:00 | |
| BLOOD DEFICIENCIES ARE STRONG PREDICTORS OF POOR OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY SJÖGRENS SYNDROME | ||
| BLOOD DEFICIENCIES ARE STRONG PREDICTORS OF POOR OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY SJÖGRENS SYNDROME Rome, Italy, Saturday 19 June 2010: For healthcare professionals diagnosing primary Sjögrens Syndrome (pSS, an autoimmune disorder in which immune cells attack and destroy moisture-producing glands), the incidence of blood based deficiencies is the strongest predictor of a poor outcome in patients according to the results of a study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. The study also showed that liver and lung involvement and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) development were also related to an increased mortality in pSS patients. | ||
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EULAR 2010 - Press Releases for 18.06.10
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| DISTURBI DEL SONNO, AFFATICAMENTO E DEPRESSIONE SONO IMPORTANTI PARAMETRI DI VALUTAZIONE NEI PAZIENTI REUMATICI | ||
| Roma, 18 giugno 2010. Affaticamento, disturbi del sonno, depressione. Sono queste le condizioni che sempre più spesso si riscontrano nelle persone colpite da malattie reumatiche. Per questa ragione è necessario che tali condizioni vengano considerate veri e propri indicatori di risultati nel trattamento della malattia, insieme alla valutazione soggettiva del benessere percepito dagli stessi pazienti. Insomma, deve essere la qualità generale della vita dei pazienti, che include anche parametri come questi, l'obiettivo del trattamento in aggiunta a parametri clinici più tradizionali. È quanto emerge dagli studi presentati al Congresso Annuale della Lega Europea contro le Malattie Reumatiche (EULAR) in corso a Roma. L'affaticamento, in particolare, interessa la maggior parte dei pazienti raggiungendo punte clinicamente significative in oltre il 40% dei casi. | ||
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| LA VITAMINA D, UNO SCUDO NATURALE PER LE MALATTIE REUMATICHE | ||
| Roma, 18 giugno 2010. I pazienti reumatici hanno carenze di vitamina D, la vitamina che si forma nel nostro organismo grazie all'esposizione della pelle ai raggi solari. I nuovi studi presentati al congresso della Lega Europea contro le Malattie Reumatiche (EULAR) dimostrano che bassi livelli di questa vitamina nelle persone che soffrono di diverse forme di malattie reumatiche sono associati a un rischio aumentato di mortalità e di sviluppo di tumori. I trattamenti con vitamina D possono aiutare i pazienti a migliorare la loro condizione e, in generale, in tutte le persone a prevenire queste malattie. | ||
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| MALATTIE REUMATICHE E STILE DI VITA: FUMO E TÈ FRA I FATTORI DI RISCHIO, | ||
| Il fumo è un grave fattore di rischio per lo sviluppo delle malattie reumatiche. Al contrario, l'alcol assunto in dosi moderate può essere un fattore protettivo. Fra le altre bevande, il tè sembra aumentare il rischio per l'artrite reumatoide, specialmente nelle donne, mentre nessuna relazione significativa sussisterebbe fra consumo di caffè e malattia. | ||
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| VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY CONFIRMED AS COMMON ACROSS A RANGE OF RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS | ||
| Two separate studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with a range of rheumatic diseases, with over half of all patients having below the normal healthy levels of vitamin D (48-145 nmol/L) in their bodies. A further study assessing response to vitamin D supplementation found that taking the recommended daily dose did not normalise vitamin D levels in rheumatic disease patients. The results of these three studies were presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. | ||
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| Dr Christelle Nguyen | Embargotime: 13:30 | |
| GENDER AFFECTS PATIENTS PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS | ||
| Gender affects the clinical features of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) with men developing more visceral (internal organ) malignancies and women developing increased calcinosis (calcium deposits in the soft tissues) and mood disorders, according to a study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. | ||
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| Dr Lindhardsen | Embargotime: 13:30 | |
| RISK OF HEART ATTACK IN PATIENTSWITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS SIMILAR TO DIABETES PATIENTS | ||
| Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients face a two-fold increased risk of suffering a Myocardial Infarction (MI, heart attack) versus the general population, which is comparable to the increased risk of MI seen in diabetes patients, according to results of a new study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. | ||
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| Embargotime: 13:30 | ||
| SEX LIVES OF PATIENTS ARE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS | ||
| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients from Brazil and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients from France report that their rheumatic conditions negatively affect their emotional relationships and sex lives, according to research presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. Furthermore, findings of the French study specifically revealed a strong correlation between RA disease severity and impact on sex life. | ||
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| Embargotime: 09:00 | ||
| GENEALOGY MAY AFFECT CLINICAL DIFFERENCES IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS PATIENTS | ||
| The effects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) may differ based on the individual patients genealogical heritage, according to results of a new study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. In particular, the study reinforced differences in SLE phenotype found between Northern and Southern European subpopulations. | ||
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| Dr Umut Kalyoncu | Embargotime: 09:00 | |
| EXPRESSION OF CERTAIN TRANSPORTER PROTEINS MAY PREDICT RESISTANCE TO DRUG THERAPY | ||
| The expression of a transporter protein called the Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients may indicate higher disease activity and could be a barrier to the effectiveness of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to the results of a study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. | ||
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| Dr Xinpan Tian | Embargotime: 09:00 | |
| REGISTRY OF CHINESE SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS PATIENTS REVEALS DIFFERENCES IN EPIDEMIOLOGY ACROSS CONTINENTS | ||
| The Chinese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Treatment and Research Group (CSTAR) announced interim epidemiological information on SLE patients in China today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. Robust data on SLE patients has been scarce to date; but now CSTAR provides the first online registry of this magnitude in China. To date the registry has collated data from 2,104 SLE patients across 30 Chinese provinces. | ||
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| Julie Taylor | Embargotime: 09:00 | |
| PARTNERS GRIEVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DIAGNOSIS AS MUCH AS PATIENTS | ||
| Partners of patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are equally emotionally affected by the diagnosis and go through the same grieving process as the patients themselves, according to the results of a study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. | ||
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| Prof Chris Collins | Embargotime: 09:00 | |
| WOMEN WHO CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF TEA HAVE INCREASED RISK OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS | ||
| Women who drink tea have an increased risk of developing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) compared with those who drink none (p=0.04), according to results presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. Further results from the same study showed no correlation between the amount of coffee consumption and RA incidence (p=0.16). | ||
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EULAR 2010 - Press Releases for 17.06.10
| Embargotime: 13:30 | ||
| NT-proBNP IS A PREDICTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN | ||
| Rome, Italy, Thursday 17 June 2010: The role of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP, a protein thought to be a regulator of cardiovascular function) as a robust, non-invasive predictor of cardiovascular (CV) risk in patients with arthritis taking cyclooxygenase inhibitors has been reinforced by the results of a multinational study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. | ||
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| SMOKING CIGARETTES IS A PREDICTOR OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT ON EFFICACY OF ANTI-TNFs | ||
| Rome, Italy, Thursday 17 June 2010: Smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may have a negative impact on the effectiveness of anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) inhibitors in RA patients taking these treatments, according to results of two studies presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. A further study has shown that smoking interferes with the expression of several genes which, when over-expressed can contribute to processes which exacerbate disease activity. | ||
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| BIOLOGICS-NAÏVE JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS PATIENTS HAVE ELEVATED RISK OF CANCER | ||
| Rome, Italy, Thursday 17 June 2010: Biologics-naïve Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) patients may have an increased risk of cancer compared with the general Swedish population, according to research presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. Results of an additional study, which researched a small cohort of patients showed an increased frequency of cancer in those receiving the biologic etanercept, however, results were deemed not statistically significant by researchers. | ||
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| LOW CALCIUM INTAKE LINKED WITH INCREASED RISK OF OSTEOPOROSIS AND HYPERTENSION IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN | ||
| Italian postmenopausal women who have a low calcium intake1 show a higher risk of developing both osteoporosis and hypertension (a chronic medical condition in which arterial blood pressure is elevated) than those who consume higher levels of calcium. | ||
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EULAR 2010 - Press Releases for 16.06.10
| Dr Diane van der Woude | Embargotime: 12:00 | |
| ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION LOWERS RISK OF DEVELOPING SEVERAL ARTHRITIC CONDITIONS | ||
| Rome, Italy, Wednesday 16 June 2010: Alcohol consumption is associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing several arthritic conditions including Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Osteoarthritis (OA), reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and spondylarthropathy, according to results of a new study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. Regardless of the type of arthritis, all patients reported drinking less alcohol than controls, leading to questions around the inflammatory pathways behind the effects seen. | ||
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| Dr EULAR | Embargotime: 12:00 | |
| MALATTIE REUMATICHE, APPROCCI INNOVATIVI ALLA CURA: | ||
| Roma, 16 giugno 2010. E' la cronoterapia , un approccio terapeutico innovativo in grado di adattare il rilascio dei farmaci ai ritmi biologici naturali dell'organismo della persona malata, l'ultima frontiera del trattamento delle malattie reumatiche. | ||
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| Dr EULAR | Embargotime: 12:00 | |
| EULAR (16-19 giugno 2010) | ||
| Roma, 15 giugno 2010. EULAR 2010, l'11° congresso annuale della European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR, la lega che riunisce tutte le società europee di reumatologia) si svolgerà per la prima volta in Italia, a Roma dal 16 al 19 Giugno 2010. | ||
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| Prof EULAR | Embargotime: 12:00 | |
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| Prof EULAR | Embargotime: 12:00 | |
| Background Media Information: Rheumatic diseases | ||
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| Dr Vibeke Strand | Embargotime: 12:00 | |
| ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF WOMEN WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) WORLDWIDE SUFFER PAIN DAILY | ||
| Rome, Italy, Wednesday 16 June 2010: Almost three quarters (72%) of women with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) suffer pain daily, despite the fact that three quarters (75%) receive pain relief medication, according to a new study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. Furthermore the physical pain appears to affect women to such an extent that it impacts negatively on emotional and social aspects of their lives. | ||
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First Floor, Hall 5,
Fiera Roma Congress Centre
Via Portuense 1645/1647
00148 Roma, Italia
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