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Cataract surgery well tolerated by JRA patients
In children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), uveitis is not a contraindication for intraocular lens implantation, researchers from Israel and Australia believe. In a current survey, the scientists found no significant difference in postoperative course or complications compared to children with non-JRA-associated uveitis. However the authors recommend aggressive medical treatment for controlling inflammation.
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Arthritic pain is special
Arthritic pain has a strong affective component, according to the results of a current survey, published in the April issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism. British scientists found out that arthritic knee pain, but not experimental knee pain, was associated with increased activity in brain areas, that are involved in the processing of fear, emotions and in aversive conditioning.
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Body image concerns: Risk factor for depression
In patients with rheumatic diseases, appearance concerns are strongly related to depression. This is the result of a current study from Australia, published in the March issue of Arthritis Care and Research. Therefore the authors recommend to assess physical appearance concerns routinely in this group.
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Cancer incidence not increased, but cancer survival reduced in patients with polyarthritis
Five-year cancer survival is significantly reduced in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis, according to a current study published in the March issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism. British scientists also found out, that cancer incidence is not increased among patients with inflammatory arthritis compared to the general population - except for hematopoietic cancers, which are more common in polyarthritic patients.
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Recreational activities without effect on risk of knee osteoarthritis
Among older people, walking and other recreational exercises do not increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis – this is the good news, according to a current survey from the Boston University School of Medicine. The bad news is: in this group, recreational exercises do not protect against knee osteoarthritis either.
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Four items predict risk of hip fractures
An assessment of four binary risk factors is useful to identify the majority of elderly women who will suffer from hip fractures during the following two years, according to the results of a Swedish population-based prospective cohort study reported in the current issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
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Measles, mumps and rubella vaccination safe in JIA Patients
The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) booster vaccine does not affect disease activity and medication use in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). This is the result of a retrospective study from the Netherlands. “The majority of patients with JIA can be vaccinated safely with MMR vaccine”, the authors write in an online publication of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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Patient´s self-assessment correlates closely with the examination by a physician
Self-assessment of joint tenderness by patients with rheumatoid arthritis might be a useful tool to evaluate changes in disease activity, an international team of scientists note in the January issue of The Journal of Rheumatology. “Patient involvement in studies by doing tender joint counts may help them understand whether and when the drugs are beginning to have an effect," lead author Daniel Furst from the University of California in Los Angeles commends the results of the survey.
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