Rheumatology
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Collagenase Might Be a First-Line Treatment for Dupuytren's Contractures
Major Finding: The first injection of collagenase C. histolyticum into palpable cords of Dupuytren’s contracture resulted in a mean 81% reduction...
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Serious CNS Events in Lupus Seen in Only 4% of Cases
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Tooth Loss Predicts Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Herbal Remedy Proved Effective in Ankle Sprains
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Genotypes in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis May Guide Therapy
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Lupus Severity May Contribute Significantly to Heart Damage
Major finding: Cyclophosphamide use is a marker of disease severity that correlates with risk of cardiovascular events in lupus patients (odds...
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Meta-Analysis Shows 75% Increased Risk Herpes Zoster With Anti-TNF
Major finding: Compared with patients on DMARDs, the risk of herpes zoster in patients on anti-TNF inhibitors has an odds ratio of 1.75. Data...
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Seizures Hit 5% of SLE Patients
Major Finding: Nearly 5% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus had at least one seizure immediately before or after they were diagnosed...
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Methotrexate Cuts Anti-Adalimumab Antibody Production
Major Finding: Patients on a high methotrexate dose had an 85% reduction in their incidence of an immune reaction to adalimumab, compared with...
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FDA Approves REMS for Long-Acting Opioids
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2010 RA-Classification Criteria Outperform 1987 Criteria
Major Finding: The 2010 rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria identified RA with 86% sensitivity, significantly better than the 78% rate...