Connective Tissue Disease

Heparin plus aspirin confirmed as effective for reducing pregnancy loss in APS

17/01/2010 | A new meta-analysis has supported the common clinical practice of combining heparin with aspirin to reduce recurrent pregnancy loss in women with antiphospholipid syndrome.


Preliminary guidelines for MAS in juvenile SLE

02/11/2009 | A group of researchers have developed preliminary diagnostic guidelines for macrophage activation syndrome in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus.


SLE doubles heart risk

02/11/2009 | Women with systemic lupus erythematosus have a more than twofold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers report.


Anti-TNFs linked to SLE

01/06/2009 | Patients taking TNF inhibitors may be at risk of drug induced systemic lupus erythematosus the latest Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin advises.


Sense of smell reduced in lupus patients

18/05/2009 | The sense of smell is diminished in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and the extent of this loss correlates with disease activity and nervous system involvement, a small study has found.


Review of MMF in lupus nephritis

17/05/2009 | Mycophenolate mofetil is at least equivalent to IV cyclophosphamide in terms of safety and efficacy in the treatment of lupus nephritis, a review concludes.


News Briefs

16/05/2009 | Recombinant human Relaxin disappoints in Scleroderma trial; Golimumab improves active psoriatic arthritis; Chlamydial infection may be etiologic for uSpA; RA linked to measles virus; Reduced blood velocity a hallmark of systemic sclerosis; Which subgroup of RA patients benefits from switching to rituximab?


Study links oral contraceptives to lupus

20/04/2009 | Women taking higher-dose combined oral contraceptives may be at an increased risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus, researchers report.


Study highlights shared autoimmunity for SLE and RA

16/01/2009 | Physicians should remain alert to manifestations of autoimmunity and overlapping disease features, according to authors of a study which found a high incidence of SLE features in a cohort of RA patients.


Lupus affects brain early in course of disease

12/01/2009 | The brain may be affected very early in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus, even before clinical diagnosis is made, results of an MRI study show.  


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