Work disability remains a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: data from 32 countries in the QUEST-RA studyTuulikki Sokka
Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Keskussairaalantie 19, 40620 Jyvaskyla, Finland
Arthritis Res Ther 12:R42. 2010
..Recent reports suggest that the use of biologic agents offers potential for reduced work disability rates, but the conclusions are based on surrogate disease activity measures derived from studies primarily from Western countries...
- Women, men, and rheumatoid arthritis: analyses of disease activity, disease characteristics, and treatments in the QUEST-RA study
Tuulikki Sokka
Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Keskussairaalantie 19, 40620 Jyvaskyla, and Medcare Oy, Hämeentie 1, 44100 Aanekoski, Finland
Arthritis Res Ther 11:R7. 2009
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Live polio vaccine exposure while receiving anti-TNF therapy for reactive arthritisHumeira Badsha
Dubai Bone and Joint Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Int J Rheum Dis 13:184-6. 2010
..Patients should be counseled regarding the risks of live vaccines prior to treatment with anti-TNF therapy...
Rheumatoid arthritis in the United Arab EmiratesHumeira Badsha
Dubai Bone and Joint Center LLC, Level 50, Emirates Towers, P O Box 118855, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Clin Rheumatol 27:739-42. 2008
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- Can Islamic prayers benefit spondyloarthritides? Case report of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and increased spinal mobility after an intensive regimen of Islamic prayer
Humeira Badsha
Dubai Bone and Joint Center LLC, Level 50, Emirates Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Rheumatol Int 28:1057-9. 2008
..Further study is needed, but Muslim patients can be easily motivated to perform long hours of Islamic prayers, and this can offer benefits, when used in conjunction with conventional treatments, for spondyloarthritis...
- Myalgias or non-specific muscle pain in Arab or Indo-Pakistani patients may indicate vitamin D deficiency
Humeira Badsha
Dubai Bone and Joint Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Clin Rheumatol 28:971-3. 2009
..Treatment resulted in clinical improvement in 90% of patients. Non-specific muscle pains among Arab and Indian-Pakistani populations may indicate vitamin D deficiency, and prompt treatment can result in resolution of symptoms...
- The benefits of yoga for rheumatoid arthritis: results of a preliminary, structured 8-week program
Humeira Badsha
Dubai Bone and Joint Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Rheumatol Int 29:1417-21. 2009
..Our pilot study of 12 sessions of yoga for RA was able to demonstrate statistically significant improvements in RA disease parameters. We believe that a longer duration of treatment could result in more significant improvements...
- Efforts to increase public awareness may result in more timely diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
Sara Zafar
Al Biraa Arthritis Clinic, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
J Clin Rheumatol 18:279-82. 2012
..Over the past 5 years, support groups, awareness programs, and public campaigns have been instituted in the region...
- Rheumatoid arthritis in Dubai--delayed diagnosis and low usage of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs
Humeira Badsha
Ann Rheum Dis 66:835. 2007
- Proinflammatory high-density lipoprotein as a biomarker for atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis
Maureen McMahon
University of California at Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Arthritis Rheum 54:2541-9. 2006
..This study was undertaken to determine whether patients with SLE, who have chronic inflammation that causes oxidative damage, have more proinflammatory HDL and higher levels of ox-LDL, thus predisposing them to atherosclerosis...
- Pulmonary hemorrhage in systemic lupus erythematosus
Humeira Badsha
Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore
Semin Arthritis Rheum 33:414-21. 2004
..To determine the clinical features of our systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients presenting with pulmonary hemorrhage (PH)...
