Rheumatoid Arthritis, Interstitial Lung Disease--and Lung Cancer Risk
Investigators used Veterans Administration data to assess the relationship among rheumatoid arthritis, interstitial lung disease, and lung cancer risk.
RA and Kidney Function Decline: New Insights
Even though chronic kidney disease has been associated with rheumatoid arthritis, not a lot is known about how RA affects long-term kidney function. But a large prospective RA registry may hold some answers.
Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk: Diet Matters
Are you really what you eat, and can this maxim be applied to rheumatoid arthritis risk? The results of a recent study suggest that healthy eating habits were significantly associated with lower rates of incident RA.
Are Rheumatoid Arthritis and Periodontitis Linked?
A new large cohort study called into question a bidirectional relationship between rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis.
In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Tailoring Treatments to Modify CV Risk is a Tricky Business
Investigators conducted a secondary analysis of the TARGET trial to determine differences in cardiovascular risk between rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with triple therapy or tumor necrosis factor inhibitor.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment: Weighing the Cardiovascular Risks of Glucocorticoids
Glucocorticoid treatment for rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in both younger patients and older patients with high CV risk and in older patients with more comorbidities, according to this study.