Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Methadone: Safer Than Opiates for Chronic Pain?
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Lung Infections More Common Among Anti-TNF Users
Major Finding: Patients with rheumatic diseases who take anti-TNF drugs were four times more likely than controls to develop mycobacterial disease...
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RA Remission More Meaningful Than Minimal Disease
Major Finding: Patients achieving remission were significantly less likely to have had a recent hospitalization (5% vs. 8%), had lower monthly...
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Etanercept Maintenance Regimen Suppressed RA Flares
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Anemia Spikes Infection Risk in Patients Initiating RA Therapy
Major Finding: Patients were more likely to develop any infection if they had lung disease (HR, 1.97) or heart disease (HR, 1.39), and were more...
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Intra-Articular Steroid Injections Don't Predict Ablation Efficacy
Major Finding: Approximately 50% of 80 patients with chronic low back pain who underwent radiofrequency ablation of the lateral branches...
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Low Vitamin D May Trigger Inflammatory Arthritis
Major Finding: Fully 77% of patients had vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency.
Commentary
Power Doppler Ultrasound Score Monitors PsA Therapy
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Increasing Temperature: Watch for Dengue
Conference Coverage
Slowed Infusions Cut Hypersensitivity Reactions in Rituximab Desensitization
Major Finding: Rituximab desensitization by standard infusion resulted in a 29% hypersensitivity-reaction rate, but rate-controlled infusion...