Rheumatology
News
Tight inflammation control could reduce CV risk in men with gout
Major finding: The odds ratio for any CV event was 5.71 for CRP levels greater than 5 mg/L on multivariate analysis.
News
Boceprevir an option for patients with HIV and HCV
Major finding: At follow-up week 24, 63% of patients in the boceprevir group achieved sustained virological response, compared with 29% of...
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Childbirth increases odds of ACPA-negative, not positive, RA
Major finding: Odds ratios for ACPA-negative and ACPA-positive RA after childbirth were 2.1 and 0.9, respectively, comparing parous with...
News
Opioid overdose deaths skyrocket in women
Major finding: Between 1999 and 2010, the percentage increase in deaths from overdose of opioid pain relievers rose 415% among women, compared...
Commentary
Improved definition boosts peripheral spondyloarthritis diagnoses
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Scleroderma patients suffer from small bowel bacterial overgrowth
Major finding: SIBO affected 14 (38%) of 37 scleroderma patients with gastrointestinal symptoms.Data source: Observational study of 120 adults...
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ACPA-positivity in RA does not preclude drug-free remission
Major finding: Significantly more of these patients who were in drug-free remission at 1 year were ACPA-negative than were those who were not in...
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Apremilast effects sustained at 1 year in psoriatic arthritis
Major finding: ACR 20 response at 1 year was 57%-63% for patients given apremilast.Data source: PALACE 1, a 504-patient, phase III, multicenter,...
News
Remission elusive in overweight, obese RA patients
Major finding: After 1 year of treatment, remission occurred in 49% of early RA patients of normal weight, 29% of the overweight group, and 34% of...