Rheumatology
Conference Coverage
New Lupus Nephritis Guidelines Will Address Therapy
News
MTX + Prednisone Regimen Improves Outcomes for Early RA
Major Finding: Of 119 patients from who were randomized to receive methotrexate plus 10 mg/day of prednisone from the start of therapy, 78% were...
Conference Coverage
Rheumatoid Arthritis Doubled Fracture Risk in Younger Women
Major Finding: Overall, women with RA had a 63% greater risk of fracture than women without RA.
News
Mild Lupus Means Healthy Pregnancies for Most Women
Major Finding: In all, 81% of the women with low-activity disease had a favorable outcome. Indicated preterm delivery or small for gestational age...
News
Cancer Risk From Biologics in RA Shown Negligible
Major Finding: During 5 years of follow-up, 91 of the 3,543 participants taking DMARDs (2.6%) and 295 among 11,719 participants taking anti-TNF...
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Osteoarthritis May Drive Up Risk of Falling, Fracture
Major Finding: Women with osteoarthritis experienced almost 30% more falls and had a 20% greater risk of fracture than those without OA.Data...
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Biomarkers to Predict RA Treatment Response Still Elusive
Major Finding: At present, no genetic, protein, or cellular biomarkers, nor patient traits, strongly predict how a rheumatoid arthritis patient is...
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FDA Steps Up Cancer Surveillance of TNF Blockers
Commentary
Dr. Roy D. Altman: The Man Behind the Hand-Painted Ties
News
Transdermal Opioid Eases Low Back Pain
News
Severity of ACL Rupture Predicts OA Risk
Major Finding: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients were four times more likely to have abnormal joint space narrowing within 4...