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Children with juvenile arthritis who also have enthesitis have worse quality of life, impaired function, and higher pain intensity according to self-reported outcomes, a ... Read more
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More JIA Children Participate in School Sports Likely Because of Better Treatment Options, Study Shows
More children and teenagers with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have participated in school sports over the past 15 years, which is likely explained by better treatment options ... Read more -
Gifts of Love for Your Child with Juvenile Arthritis
Valentine’s Day is today and love is in the air. I’ve seen so many commercials advertising diamonds and flowers as the ultimate gifts of ... Read more -
Study Examines Discontinuing Use of TNF-inhibitors Prior to Week 20 of Pregnancy in JA, RA Patients
Pregnant women with well-controlled juvenile idiopathic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and who discontinue treatment with TNF inhibitors prior to week 20 of pregnancy, do ... Read more -
Time Between Dye Administration, MRI Can Affect Synovial Thickness
How thick the synovial membrane (the layer of tissue that lines joints) appears in an MRI image after administration of a contrast-enhancing dye is ... Read more
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Is Juvenile Arthritis Considered a Disability?
It’s a question I’ve asked and have been asked: “Is juvenile arthritis considered a ... -
Interleukin-1 Inhibitors Show Excellent Retention Rates in sJIA Patients
Sobi‘s Kineret (anakinra) and Novartis‘ Ilaris (canakinumab), two interleukin-1 inhibitors that have been approved by ... -
JIA Patients with CAT Gene Mutation Less Likely to Respond to Anti-TNF-α Therapy
Patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who carry a mutation in the CAT gene are less likely ... -
Kids with Juvenile Arthritis Must Learn to Listen to Bodily Signals
Lazy days have always been my favorite part of the week. I love not ... -
Twin Study Identifies NFIL3 Gene Mutation as Potential Driver of Juvenile Arthritis
By studying identical twin girls with juvenile arthritis, researchers have found that a single mutation ... -
Neutrophil-Mediated Inflammation Persists Despite Long-term Inactive JIA, Study Shows
Patients with either active or clinically inactive systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis are characterized by ...
Systemic Arthritis and Prolonged Corticosteroid Use Associated with Growth Impairment in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
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A recent study showed that children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) now have similar growth and weight gain as children in the general population. Nonetheless, about 1 in 10 JIA children with systemic arthritis, uncontrolled disease, or prolonged use of ... Read more