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Inflammatory ultrasound changes track with hand OA progression

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 21:20

PARIS – Inflammatory ultrasound features in hand osteoarthritis may point clinicians toward patients at higher risk for radiographic progression, a longitudinal study suggests. "We found...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Tapping office IT boosts orthopedic patient–reported outcomes

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 21:00

PARIS – Combining e-mail and office-based technology garnered patient-reported outcomes from more than 90% of patients receiving orthopedic care, in an analysis of 18,073 physician-patient...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Malar rash flagged by crusty lips, nasolabial sparing

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 17:30

DESTIN, FLA. – A number of conditions are often misdiagnosed as malar rash, but certain clues can help in making the correct diagnosis, according to Dr. Ruth Ann Vleugels. "One of the most...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Malar rash flagged by crusty lips, nasolabial sparing

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 17:30

DESTIN, FLA. – A number of conditions are often misdiagnosed as malar rash, but certain clues can help in making the correct diagnosis, according to Dr. Ruth Ann Vleugels. "One of the most...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Ultrasound could replace biopsy for temporal arteritis diagnosis

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 17:10

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Invasive temporal arterial biopsy could be replaced by cranial Doppler ultrasound for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis, according to research presented at the British...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Longer-term opioid use in workers’ comp cases highest in Louisiana

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 19:30

In Louisiana, opioid use lasted more than 6 months in 17% of nonsurgical workers’ compensation claims involving employees who received at least one prescription for pain medication, the Workers...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

NSAID use linked to reduced risk for second nonmelanoma skin cancer

Posted on: 14/05/2014 - 16:55

ALBUQUERQUE – Postmenopausal women who had a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer and regularly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs had an 18% lower risk of developing subsequent skin cancers,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

NSAID use linked to reduced risk for second nonmelanoma skin cancer

Posted on: 14/05/2014 - 16:55

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Apremilast appears to have multiple, lasting benefits in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 14/05/2014 - 16:00

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Further evidence that apremilast has multiple and sustained effects in psoriatic arthritis for at least 1 year were reported at the British Society for Rheumatology annual...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Undiagnosed joint hypermobility syndrome prevalent in GI clinics

Posted on: 14/05/2014 - 15:10

Joint hypermobility syndrome is significantly associated with gastrointestinal symptoms, say researchers who found the undiagnosed condition in one-third of unselected patients attending a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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