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Ontology Based Information Extraction for Disease Intelligence [PDF]

International Journal of Research in Computer Science, 2 (6): pp. 7-19, November 2012. doi:10.7815/ijorcs.26.2012.051, 2012
Disease Intelligence (DI) is based on the acquisition and aggregation of fragmented knowledge of diseases at multiple sources all over the world to provide valuable information to doctors, researchers and information seeking community. Some diseases have their own characteristics changed rapidly at different places of the world and are reported on ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Incidence of and Risk of Mortality After Hip Fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Relative to the General Population

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Osteoporosis, a known complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), increases the risk of hip fracture, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Fracture risk estimates in patients with RA treated with contemporary treatment strategies are lacking.
C. Allyson Jones, Pierre Guy, Hui Xie, Eric C. Sayre, Kai Zhao, Diane Lacaille   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of different intervention thresholds for the treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: a cross-sectional study

BMC Rheumatology
Background Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIO) is the most common drug-induced osteoporosis. Early detection and treatment may decrease the fragility fractures. Several GIO guidelines exist, although they vary in recommended intervention thresholds
Kanchalee Puksun, Chatlert Pongchaiyakul, Rattapol Pakchotanon, Pongthorn Narongroeknawin, Pornsawan Leosuthamas, Thunyawarin Arunthanachaikul, Sumapa Chaiamnuay   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunosuppressive Drugs in Early Systemic Sclerosis and Prevention of Damage Accrual

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Organ damage in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in individual organs such as the lungs may be prevented by receiving immunosuppressive drugs (ISs). A new measure of global organ damage, the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Damage Index (SCTC‐DI), has allowed us to investigate whether receiving ISs may reduce global organ damage ...
Murray Baron, Mandana Nikpour, Dylan Hansen, Susanna Proudman, Wendy Stevens, on behalf of the Australian Scleroderma Interest Group and the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Joanne Sahhar, Nava Ferdowsi, Kathleen Morrisroe, Laura Ross, Gene Siew Ngian, Jennifer Walker, Janet Roddy, Lauren Host, Mohammed Osman, Peter Docherty, Paul Fortin, Marvin Jacob Fritzler, Genevieve Gyger, Alena Ikic, Niall Jones, Elzbieta Kaminska, Maggie Larche, Sophie Ligier, Ada Man, Ariel Masetto, Janet Pope, David Robinson, Tatiana Sofia Rodriguez‐Reyna, Mianbo Wang   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety of belimumab therapy in lupus nephritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Renal Failure, 2023
Background Belimumab is the first biological agent approved for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the efficacy of belimumab for lupus nephritis (LN) is not clear. We conducted this meta-analysis and systematic review to compare the
Han Zhang, Juan Chen, Ying Zhang, Na Zhao, Dongmei Xu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pharmacogenetics in the rheumatic diseases [PDF]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2004
Designing a therapeutic plan that involves the least risk of toxicity and the greatest chance of success is the goal of the modern physician. To better achieve this goal an understanding of the genetic basis for drug efficacy and toxicity is essential.
openaire   +4 more sources

Microangiopathy in Rheumatic Diseases

Life, 2023
Capillaries are part of the microcirculation, which consists of arterioles, capillaries, and venules and are the connecting link between the arterial and venous blood circulation [...]
openaire   +3 more sources

Incidence of Side Effects Associated With Acetaminophen in People Aged 65 Years or More: A Prospective Cohort Study Using Data From the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The main objective of this study is to examine the safety of oral acetaminophen at its therapeutic dose in adults aged ≥65 years. Methods This population‐based cohort study used the Clinical Practice Research Datalink‐Gold data. Participants were aged ≥65 years registered with a UK general practice for at least 12 months between 1998 and 2018.
Jaspreet Kaur, Georgina Nakafero, Abhishek Abhishek, Christian Mallen, Michael Doherty, Weiya Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Common human diseases prediction using machine learning based on survey data [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
In this era, the moment has arrived to move away from disease as the primary emphasis of medical treatment. Although impressive, the multiple techniques that have been developed to detect the diseases. In this time, there are some types of diseases COVID-19, normal flue, migraine, lung disease, heart disease, kidney disease, diabetics, stomach disease,
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Association of Changes in Hand Pain With BMI, Employment, and Mental Well‐Being Over Four Years in Patients With Hand Osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to characterize patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA) with deteriorating or improving hand pain and to investigate patients achieving good clinical outcome after four years. Methods We used four‐year annual Australian/Canadian Hand Osteoarthritis Index (AUSCAN) pain subscale (range 0–20) measurements from the Hand OSTeoArthritis in ...
Coen van der Meulen, Lotte A. van de Stadt, Saskia J. Buck, Frits R. Rosendaal, Sietse E. S. Terpstra, Margreet Kloppenburg   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source