RightHealth Daily Dose » Enbrel http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:50:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Arthritis Drugs Linked To Increased Shingles Risk http://dailydose.righthealth.com/arthritis-and-rheumatology/arthritis-drugs-linked-to-increased-shingles-risk/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/arthritis-and-rheumatology/arthritis-drugs-linked-to-increased-shingles-risk/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:22:18 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=1256 German scientists published in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association that drugs of the anti-TNF-α (anti-tumor necrosis factor) class used to treat rheumatoid arthritis are associated with an elevated risk of shingles. There are a number of anti-TNF-α drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, including Humira, Enbrel and Remicade. These drugs provide tremendous benefit to many with arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. However, based on this new study, doctor’s should now be aware of this potential serious side effect.

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