Archive for 2018
August 27, 2018
Obesity Associated With Increased Risk for Gout
Overall obesity measured by body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk for gout and with higher serum urate concentrations, according to the results of a Mendelian randomization study published in Rheumatology. The investigators sought to explore whether overall obesity, as measured by BMI, and abdominal obesity, as measured by waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) adjusted for BMI,…
July 2, 2018
Flu Vaccine Cuts Mortality in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
HealthDay News — Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), particularly elderly patients, who receive the influenza vaccine have significantly lower morbidity and mortality, according to a study published in the June issue of the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. Chun-Ming Chen, of the Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital in Chiayi City, Taiwan, and colleagues conducted a retrospective population-based…
June 2, 2018
Revision Rates for Arthritis-Related Hip Replacement Down
Use of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) has significantly reduced the revision rate following total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. Richard de Steiger, M.B.B.S., from the University of Adelaide in Australia, and colleagues evaluated data from a national registry for all…
June 2, 2018
Statin Initiation Not Associated With Incident Hand Osteoarthritis
The initiation of statin therapy is not associated with an increased risk for the development of hand osteoarthritis (OA), regardless of age, gender, statin agent, statin dose, preexisting dyslipidemia, or duration of treatment, according to the results of a propensity score-matched sequential cohort study using data from the UK-based Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Findings from the analysis…
May 2, 2018
Genetic Screening May Predict Osteoporosis, Fracture Risk
A genetic screening could potentially identify individuals with an increased risk for low bone mineral density (BMD), osteoporosis, or fracture, according to the results of a genome-wide association study published in PLoS One. The study identified 899 loci associated with low BMD, 613 of which were new. The study sought to explore genetic predictors that could assist…
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