Latest in Rheumatology
Release date: August 2010
Expiration date: August 2011
Estimated time to complete activity: 15 minutes
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians involved in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid disease.
Program Overview
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory...
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
Anti-TNF treatment of rheumatoid arthritis does not affect mortality
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Aug 5, 2010
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Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Students, Nurses/NP/PA, Patient Education, Pharmacists, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Rheumatology
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There appears to be no increase or decrease in mortality among arthritis patients treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor agents, when compared to standard non-biologic treatment, British data indicate.
Writing in Arthritis & Rheumatism published online July 26, Dr. Kemme...
Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
Updated Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis Guidelines
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Aug 4, 2010
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Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Students, Nurses/NP/PA, Orthopedics, Osteoporosis, Pharmacists, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Rheumatology, Women’s Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Revised guidelines on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis related to glucocorticoid use recommend bisphosphonate therapy but withdraw endorsement of testosterone and estrogen for this purpose.
The American College of Rheumatology 2010 recommendations replace the 2001...
Early reconstruction for ACL tears not essential: study
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Jul 23, 2010
Abatacept improves quality of life of children with juvenile arthritis
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Jul 14, 2010
Efavirenz linked to severe vitamin D deficiency
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Jul 8, 2010
Benefits of early aggressive RA treatment extend over long-term
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Jul 2, 2010
Rheumatoid arthritis slowed similarly by DMARDs, biologics and steroids
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Jun 28, 2010
Pamidronate infusion in children lengthens corrected QT interval
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Jun 10, 2010
Doxycycline’s anti-osteoarthritis effect reduced in bowlegged women
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Jun 10, 2010
MRI aids early diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis
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Jun 7, 2010
Annual high-dose vitamin D supplement may be counterproductive
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May 14, 2010
Rib fractures in older men should prompt osteoporosis evaluation
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Apr 5, 2010
Long-term abatacept safe, usually effective for juvenile idiopathic arthritis
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Mar 12, 2010
An hour of low-dose oral colchicine is effective for early gout flare: study
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Feb 10, 2010
Thiazolidinediones up risk of fractures in older women
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Jan 28, 2010
Radiotherapy for cervical cancer increases pelvic fracture risk
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Jan 27, 2010
Antimalarials safe and effective in patients with SLE: research review
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Dec 28, 2009
Disease-activity score helps guide treatment of new-onset RA
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Dec 23, 2009
Hylan G-F 20 injection reduces knee osteoarthritis pain for 6 months
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Dec 21, 2009
Abatacept does not increase malignancies in rheumatoid arthritis patients
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Dec 10, 2009
Adverse events common with low- to medium-dose glucocorticoids
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Dec 1, 2009
Cancer risk not affected by anti-TNF therapies for rheumatoid arthritis
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Nov 18, 2009
Teriparatide reduces steroid-induced fractures
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Nov 10, 2009
Zoledronic acid prevents bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteopenia
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Oct 26, 2009
Zoledronic acid may improve survival of lung cancer with bone metastases
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Oct 15, 2009
