Tag: Inflammation
Biologic Tx for Psoriasis May Reduce Coronary Inflammation
Findings indicated by perivascular fat attenuation index, as measured by coronary CT angiography
Oral Steroids Increase Infection Risk in Inflammatory Disease
Dose-response effect seen with increased infection risk even at low daily doses of oral glucocorticoids
AAN: Eculizumab Reduces Risk for Relapse in Neuromyelitis Optica
But no significant between-group difference noted in measures of disability progression
Guidelines Address Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Management
Recommendations apply to uveitis in JIA, JIA manifesting as nonsystematic polyarthritis, sacroiliitis, enthesitis
Midlife Systemic Inflammation Linked to Later Cognitive Decline
Individuals with a midlife inflammation composite score in top quartile had 7.8 percent steeper decline
Study Reveals High Rate of Phlebitis Caused by IV Cannulas
Rates of other complications similar to those in previously published reports
Pilot Studies May Shed Light on How to Treat Lymphedema
Improvement in histopathology, skin thickness seen with ketoprofen in exploratory studies in humans
MRI Indicates Sacroiliitis in Some Healthy Individuals
Considerable proportion of healthy individuals without back pain have MRI positive for sacroiliitis
Systemic Inflammation at Midlife May Up Risk of Later Frailty
Findings similar for composite scores of both C-reactive protein and four inflammatory markers
AAD: Ustekinumab Cuts Vascular Inflammation in Psoriasis
Reduction in total aortic vascular inflammation with ustekinumab versus increase with placebo
