Rheumatology
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FDA backs abuse-deterring OxyContin, thwarts generics
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Study finds anti-NGF drug effective for hip OA
Major finding: Mean scores on the WOMAC pain subscale at 16 weeks improved by a mean of –1.62 points on placebo, but in comparison, improvements...
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'Mobility shoes' potentially benefit knee OA
Major finding: Wearing specially designed shoes for 6 months resulted in an 18% reduction in the load on the knee (the knee adduction moment).
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Exceeding 10 mg/day prednisone increased CV events in lupus
Major finding: Lupus patients had a 2.4-fold increased risk of cardiovascular events if their prednisone dose exceeded 10 mg/day. Data source: An...
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Obesity interferes with TNF-alpha inhibitors in psoriatic arthritis
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RA patients have increased aortic inflammation
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All glucocorticoids linked to increased risk of VTE
Major Finding: New use of systemic glucocorticoids was associated with the highest risk for VTE, with an estimated incidence rate ratio of 3.06,...
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Rheumatoid arthritis associated with higher post-MI death risk
Major finding: Rheumatoid arthritis patients who had an MI had a 47% greater risk of death than did matched control patients after a median follow...
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Platelet-rich plasma improved tennis elbow pain
Major finding: Injections of platelet-rich plasma for tennis elbow sufferers produced a 71.5% improvement in pain scores, compared with the 56.1%...
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Follow mild, inactive lupus patients every 3-4 months
Major Finding: A total of 25% of SLE patients with mild or inactive disease had at least 1 of 10 disease-related "silent" features during a 2-year...
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Mycophenolate boosted vital capacity in connective tissue ILD
Major finding: At 156 weeks after initiation of mycophenolate mofetil, patients with connective tissue disease–associated interstitial lung...