At the risk of stating the obvious, our patients are becoming increasingly complex. Life is prolonged and comorbidities accumulate, creating dizzying ... More »
The second version of the Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis screen performed well at identifying psoriatic arthritis in 336 psoriasis patients, 131 psoriati... More »
The second version of the Toronto Psoriatic Arthritis screen performed well at identifying psoriatic arthritis in 336 psoriasis patients, 131 psoriati... More »
Apremilast reduced the number and pain of oral ulcers in patients with Behçet’s syndrome in an industry-sponsored phase II trial, according to a re... More »
Apremilast reduced the number and pain of oral ulcers in patients with Behçet’s syndrome in an industry-sponsored phase II trial, according to a re... More »
HOUSTON – For rituximab patients undergoing desensitization, mast cell degranulation is a more effective predictor of hypersensitive reactions (HSR)... More »
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking oral calcium supplements, higher levels of calcium in the bloodstream were not associated with an increa... More »
Disease-modifying therapy may significantly reduce rates of disability-worsening events in patients with clinically isolated syndrome and early multip... More »
The antimalarial drug chloroquine (Aralen) reduced the frequency of metabolic syndrome in young adult premenopausal systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)... More »
Larger doses of the corticosteroid prednisone increased the risk of developing organ damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), accor... More »