As early as the 1420s, the farming population was in new difficulties despite repeated tax remissions and other efforts to ameliorate its condition.
More recently, he co-chaired an ACR/EULAR effort to define remission in rheumatoid arthritis.
Taken together, the analyses suggest: (1) a close correlation between HRQoL and perceived GI symptoms in GERD patients, which is consistent with previously published research [ 6, 20]; and (2) the clinical relevance of a sufficient treatment effort aimed at symptomatic remission in addition to healing of the esophageal mucosa, i.e., until complete remission is achieved.
International consensus formation efforts resulted in several key criteria for clinical remission and inactive disease in cSLE [ 52] (Table 3).
Recently, the ACR and EULAR in a joint effort presented new and even more stringent criteria for RA remission, suggesting criteria for clinical trials and for clinical practice.
Efforts to define and set solid criteria for response, remission and recovery following treatment have been done [ 25- 27] without reaching a definite international consensus.
Also, plasma VEGF levels in patients with remission (R) were compared with those having progressive and stable disease (P+NC) in an effort to predict insufficient response to therapy (evaluation 2).
Therefore, aiming for remission remains the ultimate goal when treating RA patients, but a decision for which efforts will be used to move patients from low disease activity to remission will require careful considerations, based not only on patient preferences and contraindications, but also on cost thresholds that society will have to define.
In some patients, the procedure has induced remissions or reduced symptoms, said Dr. Richard A. Nash of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, a leader of the effort.
Remission of type 2 diabetes could be attained, for example, after bariatric/metabolic surgery or with lifestyle efforts such as weight loss and exercise.
Despite the intransigence of the Indian government, which says it won't sign unless the declared nuclear powers commit themselves to a schedule for complete nuclear disarmament, the treaty reprsents the world's broadest and, so far; best effort to cash in the biggest peace dividend of the Cold War's end--the remission of nuclear terror.
