Rheumatoid Arthritis in Focus

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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.