Biologics can Help Relieve Rheumatoid Arthritis 

Cheryl Koehn, a former Olympic volleyball player, has benifitted from using new drugs called biologics to help her rheumatoid arthritis. Read More.

Women In Government Biomedical Toolkit Launched 

The Women In Government Biomedical Toolkit is complete. The toolkit includes fast facts, constituent newsletters, a stakeholder playbook, sample legislation, and other resources to assist legislators with outreach efforts. You can view the toolkit by clicking here.

Biologics Linger in Moms to Be
May 9, 2011
Recent tests at the University of California have shown that biologics used to treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome in pregnant women can travel to the child and remain for up to three months. This has raised the question of whether the presence of these drugs in neonatal serum can increase the infants' risk of infection.

JIA Guidlines Endorse Biologics
May 5, 2011
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has developed new guidelines for starting and monitoring treatments for children with JIA. These are the first JIA guidelines endorsed by the ACR, with the goal of broad acceptance within the rheumatology community. The head of the research team, Dr. Timothy Beukelman, explained that "these recommendations endorse the use of biologic therapeutic agents for children with JIA whose arthritis remains active despite treatment."