| 30 Avril 2014
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Rheumatology Research Highlights provides members of the media with important medical evidence that focuses on rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile arthritis, and fibromyalgia.
A study by researchers from Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston reports that women who drank beer 2-4 times per week over a number of years decrease their risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by 31% compared to women who never drank beer. Wine and liquor consumption was not associated with reduced RA risk. Study results published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, suggest that further investigation of moderate alcohol consumption and RA risk is needed in other patient groups.
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New research suggests that African-Americans between the ages of 45 and 85 with knee osteoarthritis (OA) display more pain sensitivity than non-Hispanic white patients. Results published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, reveal that, whereas differences among races in some clinical painrelated variables became nonsignificant after controlling for education and income, differences in pain as assessed by quantitative sensory testing remained highly significant, indicating that further investigation of pain differences among racial or ethnic groups is needed.
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Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are less likely to be diagnosed with hypertension than those without the disease. Findings published in Arthritis Care & Research indicate that at the end of the study hypertension was diagnosed in 36% of RA patients compared to 51% of those without RA. Given that RA patients are at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease this study highlights the importance of identifying high blood pressure in those with RA.
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A study of Danish workers shows a modest risk for total hip replacement in men who lifted greater than 20 ton-years. According to results published in Arthritis Care & Research walking and whole body vibration did not impact risk of hip replacement for either sex. However, men and women with a high body mass index (BMI) at age 25, or those who had a gain in BMI, may increase their risk of needing hip replacement surgery.
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