Ankylosing Spondylitis



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    Ankylosing Spondylitis





    EMEA - Committee For Medicinal Products For Human Use - 23-26 ... 29 Jan 2006
    Union on 13 August 1999 and is currently approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Abbott Reports Record Sales, Earnings and Cash Flow in 2005 Jan 25, 2006
    Abbott presented Phase III data on HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) for ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a chronic disease that primarily affects the spine. ...
    - MSN Money

    Back pain relief may be within your reach Jan 15, 2006
    Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) -- which translates to rigidity and spine inflammation -- is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the spine and ...
    - Daytona Beach News-Journal,

    Army Raises Health Exemption Criteria Jan 24, 2006
    ...more stringently, and exemption regulations on 14 disorders, including rare diseases that need long-term treatment, such as Ankylosing spondylitis and mental ...
    - Donga,

    Letter Warns of Hepatitis B Reactivation Associated with Anti-TNF ... Jan 18, 2006
    Canada, Inc.) is approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, chronic plaque ...
    - DG News

    Arthritis patients denied drugs Jan 4, 2006
    Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) affects about 60,000 people in Britain, and is most common among men in their late teens and early twenties. ...
    - Times Online,

    Unit for booze injuries a success Jan 3, 2006
    The 38-year-old from Oulton, Leeds, has battled with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) since his early 20s but it was only after he was accepted on to a trial for ...
    - Leeds Today,

    SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT: FUTURE BLOCKBUSTERS Dec 30, 2005
    Naproxen sodium is indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and juvenile arthritis. ...
    - Med Ad News (subscription),

    Charity demands arthitis therapy Jan 2, 2006
    ...conducted in Norfolk, have already proven that anti-TNF therapy has a dramatic effect on people with arthritis, particularly ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which ...
    - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press,

    Father provides inspiration for Melville Jan 10, 2006
    Richard Melville, 45, suffers from two arthritic conditions, including ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic progressive disease involving the joints. ...
    - Salem News,

    Blanchard pushing NB to help with drug expenses Jan 3, 2006
    ...debilitating form of arthritis. Eric Blanchard was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis about 10 years ago. The condition, also ...
    - Canada East,

    Non-traditional medicine often holds great value Jan 2, 2006
    In 1961, after returning from a meeting in Moscow, he developed a life-threatening disease, ankylosing spondylitis, which would mean the connective tissue to ...
    - Palladium-Item,

    What Causes Reactive Arthritis Jan 9, 2006
    ...(Examples of other disorders in this group include psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and the kind of arthritis that sometimes accompanies ...
    - Open PR (press release),

    Walk, Run, Hike in 2006 for Healthy Joints Jan 9, 2006
    ...as a team to run a marathon and raising funds to help support people living with arthritis, like my finance who was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis at 12 ...
    - CCNMatthews (press release),

    Adalimumab (Humira) Shows Efficacy for Ankylosing Spondylitis ... Nov 17, 2005
    SAN DIEGO, CA -- November 17, 2005 -- Adalimumab (Humira) appears to be effectively treat the signs and symptoms ankylosing spondylitis (AS), according to ...
    - DG News

    Inside story: head over heels for a better life Nov 18, 2005
    I suffer from ankylosing spondylitis, a progressive, incurable, inflammatory disease that causes joints, particularly the spine, to fuse. ...
    - Times Online,

    Treatment has demonstrated improvement in physical function and ... Nov 20, 2005
    DMARDs). It is also the first biologic approved to reduce the signs and symptoms in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS). ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Abbott's ATLAS Study Shows Significant Reduction in Signs and ... Nov 13, 2005
    Results from Abbott's Adalimumab Trial Evaluating Long-Term Efficacy and Safety in AS (ATLAS) study show that patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), an ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Active psoriatic arthritis patients on REMICADE® achieve major ... Nov 19, 2005
    ...broad clinical utility in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Crohn's disease (CD), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), ulcerative colitis (UC), and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Combination Therapy With ENBREL And Methotrexate Found Effective ... Nov 21, 2005
    People with different forms of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and psoriasis have elevated levels of TNF ...
    - MedIndia,

    REMICADE Data Show Promise for Children Afflicted With Crohn's ... Oct 25, 2005
    ...therapies and has demonstrated broad clinical utility in CD, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis and ankylosing spondylitis. ...
    - Market Wire (press release)

    Back pain is taking fun out of Duggan's winning Oct 28, 2005
    Doctor's at Vanderbilt University hospital have said it could be Ankylosing Spondylitis or Fibromyalgia. Ankylosing Spondylitis ...
    - Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription),

    Centocor and Schering-Plough Next-Generation Biologic Shows ... Nov 16, 2005
    Centocor has already brought innovation to the treatment of Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and ulcerative ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    colorado voices Don't be a bonehead; read this Nov 19, 2005
    Other kinds of pain cause sufferers to learn the differences between osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and even ankylosing spondylitis. ...
    - Denver Post,

    Understand The Symptoms Nov 15, 2005
    In patients 20-50 years old, inflammatory conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, Reiters syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease are ...
    - 50 Connect,

    Colds and contact lenses Nov 15, 2005
    EXERCISE programmes are beneficial for people with a type of arthritis affecting the spine – ankylosing spondylitis (AS) – Norwegian researchers report ...
    - Malaysia Star,

    Physiotherapy good for spinal arthritis Nov 11, 2005
    YORK (Reuters Health) - Exercise programs are beneficial for people with a type of arthritis affecting the spine -- ankylosing spondylitis (AS) -- Norwegian ...
    - Reuters

    (PRN) - Arrow Asia Pac Offers Ember's ZigBee Wireless Systems ... ... Nov 13, 2005
    ATLAS Study Shows Significant Reduction in Signs and Symptoms and Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life for Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Taking ...
    - Bolsamania.com,

    Handout on Health: Back Pain Nov 14, 2005
    These include various forms of arthritis, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis, and cancers elsewhere in the body that may ...
    - Community Dispatch (press release)

    The fight to make it right Nov 10, 2005
    Leonard. Then his mother fell ill, and for the past seven years he has been her carer as she suffers from ankylosing spondylitis. ...
    - Scotsman,

    2,400-mile walk raises awareness about pain Nov 8, 2005
    Kinch, 50, was diagnosed with Paget’s disease, a degenerative bone disease, and ankylosing spondylitis, a type of arthritis that affects the spine and body ...
    - Rolla Daily News,

    Contradictory Immune Responses Explain Different Therapeutic ... Nov 7, 2005
    Study (May 7, 2002) -- The pain and stiffness suffered by a quarter of a million people with the inflammatory spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis can be ...
    - Science Daily (press release)

    Schering-Plough Reports 2005 Third Quarter Financial Results Oct 24, 2005
    Far East markets) for rheumatoid arthritis, early rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn's disease, plaque psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    CAT, Abbott Settle Humira Dispute: Abbot Pays $255M Oct 26, 2005
    ...arthritis. The company also has submitted regulatory applications in the US and Europe for Humira to treat ankylosing spondylitis. ...
    - BioWorld Online (subscription),

    Multi-million dollar deal to benefit medical research Oct 29, 2005
    ...use in other indications including Phase III trials for use in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Schering-Plough Highlights R&D Pipeline and Product Portfolio at ... Nov 1, 2005
    ...treat a wide range of immune- mediated inflammatory disorders, including Crohn's disease, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. ...
    - Yahoo! News (press release)

    Targeted Genetics Presents Additional Data from Its Inflammatory ... Oct 31, 2005
    ...up to 40 subjects and will evaluate tgAAC94 at two dose levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis and who may ...
    - Genetic Engineering News,

    Hands-On Therapies for the Horse Oct 29, 2005
    ...(7) This technique is contraindicated in the presence of arthritis, fractures, or bone disease, calcification around joints, ankylosing spondylitis, or any ...
    - TheHorse.com,

    Wanted: More experts in juvenile arthritis Nov 4, 2005
    ...up camp. There was a father-son duo who suffered the same disorder “ankylosing spondylitis� - another form of arthritis. A couple ...
    - Pune Newsline,

    Community Corner Nov 3, 2005
    8428. The Arthritis Society is hosting an educational event for people with ankylosing spondylitis or a spondyloarthritis condition. ...
    - Ottawa Sun,

    Imaging Manifestations of Spinal Fractures in Ankylosing ... Sep 9, 2005
    BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Spinal fractures in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were difficult to diagnose before CT and MR imaging were available. ...
    - Am J Neuroradiology (subscription)

    Imaging Manifestations of Spinal Fractures in Ankylosing ... Sep 27, 2005
    A, Conventional radiograph of the thoracic spine, showing squaring of the vertebral bodies and ossification of the ALL due to AS. ...
    - Am J Neuroradiology (subscription)

    Early Diagnosis, Treatment Of Children With Ankylosing Spondylitis Sep 23, 2005
    Ankylosing Spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a condition that mainly affects the joints in the spine. Inflammation in the ...
    - WSOCtv.com

    Ascentia Biomedical Corporation Announces the Addition of Dr. ... Sep 30, 2005
    ...clinical studies involving drugs for indications such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, lupus, osteoarthritis ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    Ayurveda for a stress free arthritis treatment Sep 22, 2005
    ...joints. The principle members of the group are Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Non-articular rheumatism. ...
    - Deccan Herald

    FDA Approves Remicade(R) as First and Only Biologic to Treat ... Sep 16, 2005
    In addition to UC and CD, REMICADE is also indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. ...
    - Market Wire (press release)

    Search for genetic origins of disease Sep 25, 2005
    ...number of genetic variations that play a part in multiple sclerosis, auto-immune thyroid disease, breast cancer and the spinal disorder ankylosing spondylitis. ...
    - Times Online

    Researchers Set to Find ‘Genetic Signposts’ for Eight Diseases Sep 28, 2005
    ...to look for genetic variations relating to another four diseases - breast cancer, autoimmune thyroid disease, multiple sclerosis and ankylosing spondylitis. ...
    - Newswise (press release)

    Some new theories on a painful problem Sep 25, 2005
    In 1996, however, a doctor diagnosed her problem as ankylosing spondylitis, a type of arthritis affecting the spine, and fibromyalgia. ...
    - Nashua Telegraph

    Health Alert: AS in kids Sep 19, 2005
    ...granted. She has a severe form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, or AS It makes some days more difficult than others. ...
    - WIS

    MÖTLEY CRÜE - STILL ON THE WILD SIDE Sep 22, 2005
    Mars also suffers from a chronic degenerative illness called ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine, although other ...
    - Monitor

    Rockers Motley Crue reunite for tour, movie Sep 20, 2005
    Last October, Mars had hip-replacement surgery to ease the pain of ankylosing spondylitis, a degenerative illness in which a person's spine fuses together. ...
    - Indianapolis Star

    Mötley Crüe Sep 20, 2005
    ...circulated that Mötley Crüe would hit the road with a guitarist other than Mars, who suffers from a chronic degenerative illness called ankylosing spondylitis ...
    - Louisville Courier-Journal

    FDA Approves Ulcerative Colitis Treatment Sep 18, 2005
    ...their colons.". Remicade is also indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis.
    - All Headline News

    Matured but still Mot l ey Sep 23, 2005
    And Mars, who has ankylosing spondylitis and who underwent hip replacement surgery earlier this year, isn’t in any kind of condition to be misbehaving even ...
    - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription)

    FDA Approvals: Remicade, Neulasta, NovoLog Sep 22, 2005
    ...similar to those observed in trials for previously approved indications, including rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic ...
    - Medscape (subscription)

    Healthbeat:AS in Kids Sep 21, 2005
    Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a condition that mainly affects the joints in the spine. Inflammation in the affected area of the ...
    - WHOI

    Catching up with Carter Sep 19, 2005
    It was earlier that fall that he first found that he was carrier of a genetic disease known as Ankylosing Spondylitis, an arthritic condition that causes what ...
    - The Union of Grass Valley

    A walk to remember Sep 24, 2005
    Doctors told him he has Paget's disease, which deforms bones and pinches nerves, and ankylosing spondylitis, a type of arthritis. ...
    - Joliet Herald News

    Business news in brief Sep 17, 2005
    Remicade is already approved by the FDA for treating rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and Chrohn's disease. ...
    - Philadelphia Inquirer

    COMPANY OF THE YEAR: Johnson & Johnson Sep 15, 2005
    ...has now achieved approvals in the treatment of such inflammatory diseases as Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic ...
    - Med Ad News (subscription)

    Remicade Cleared for Added Use Sep 16, 2005
    Remicade is also cleared for use against Crohn's disease, an inflammation of the gastrointenstinal tract, and ankylosing spondylitis, a chronic inflammation of ...
    - TheStreet.com

    FDA approves J&J's ulcerative colitis drug Sep 16, 2005
    FDA. Remicade is also approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. The ...
    - MarketWatch

    New Drug Effective For Rheumatoid Arthritis, Stanford Scientist ... Sep 14, 2005
    Study (May 7, 2002) -- The pain and stiffness suffered by a quarter of a million people with the inflammatory spinal condition ankylosing spondylitis can be ...
    - Science Daily (press release)

    Centocor gets ulcerative colitis FDA OK Sep 16, 2005
    ...arthritis, where the immune system attacks the joints; psoriatic arthritis, or arthritis accompanied by scaly skin; ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory ...
    - BusinessWeek

    Wyeth Opens World's Largest Integrated Biotech Production Facility Sep 7, 2005
    ...approved in many markets around the world and can be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis and ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    FDA Approves Remicade for Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis Sep 16, 2005
    Remicade, which is marketed by Centocor, was already approved for the treatment of Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic ...
    - MedPage Today

    Preview: Crue bringing sins to SPAC Sep 3, 2005
    ...stayed in the shadows, recently underwent hip replacement surgery, a result of a severely degenerative rheumatoid disease known as ankylosing spondylitis. ...
    - The Saratogian

    Feds Investigate Possible Health Care Fraud Sep 1, 2005
    Remicade, one of the drugs listed in the search warrant, is used to treat conditions such as ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. ...
    - Alva Review Courier

    Life goes on Aug 31, 2005
    Rock-climbing went into abeyance when I developed ankylosing spondylitis in my late 20s (this caused two of the vertebrae in my neck to fuse and it was these ...
    - Guardian Unlimited

    Developmental drugs offer new hope for devastating lung disease Aug 31, 2005
    ...etanercept), a recombinant human TNF-alpha soluble receptor that is approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic ...
    - Pharmaceutical Business Review

    Enduring Chronic Pain: Nobody Should Have to SufferJul 27, 2005
    She persisted, until a rheumatologist finally diagnosed her with a kind of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis, which caused her spine to fuse together ...
    - Newswise

    Treating RA: Recent Evidence from the European League Against ...Jul 25, 2005
    A meta-analysis of 7 randomized placebo controlled clinical trials evaluating etanercept and infliximab in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) explored the impact on ...
    - Medscape (subscription)

    MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist: 'Prescription Drugs Were Killing Me' ...Jul 27, 2005
    Asked for an update on his health [Mars suffers from a chronic degenerative illness called Ankylosing Spondylitis, which fuses together the joints and bones of ...
    - Blabbermouth.net

    EUROPEAN UNION CHMP RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF REMICADE(R) FOR ...Jul 28, 2005
    Japan. In the EU and in the US, REMICADE is approved for the treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis. ...
    - ITNews

    YOUR FITNESS: WALKING TALL: LOW BACK PAINJul 6, 2005
    Although we are awaiting the results of various tests, he suspects our son may have Ankylosing Spondylitis. What is this and can it be treated? ...
    - ic theWarf.co.uk

    Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for 2005 Second QuarterJul 21, 2005
    ...and certain Far East markets) for rheumatoid arthritis, early rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis, and TEMODAR ...
    - Yahoo News

    Wyeth Reports Earnings Results for the 2005 Second Quarter and ...Jul 20, 2005
    ...the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis ...
    - Yahoo News

    [FOUNTAIN]The healing power of a good laughJul 14, 2005
    The writer Norman Cousins had been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a rheumatic disease that strikes the spine and the sacroiliac joints; eventually, in ...
    - International Herald Tribune

    Spinal injures didn’t stop ex-pro playerJul 8, 2005
    ...“I had to learn how to walk all over again.�. The spinal disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, cut his football career short and left him struggling to walk. ...
    - Odessa American




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