Rheumatology | European Federation of Internal Medicine

Rheumatology (Greek ρεύμα, rheuma, river) is a sub-specialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, devoted to diagnosis and therapyof rheumatic diseases. Clinicians who specialize in rheumatology are called rheumatologists. Rheumatologists deal mainly with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, and heritable connective tissue disorders.

RA increases mortality, particularly for respiratory causes, in women

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 14:39

BOSTON – A diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis doubled the risk of death from any cause over the risk for those without RA, based on 34 years of follow-up data from women in the Nurses’ Health...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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NSAIDs linked to serious bleeding, thromboembolism in AF patients

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 22:00

Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for 14 days more than doubled the risk of serious bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation, and it increased the risk of thromboembolism by 36%,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: No need to stop running for fear of knee osteoarthritis

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 18:42

BOSTON– Current running or a history of running did not raise the odds of knee osteoarthritis in the first population-based study of runners. Until this cross-sectional analysis of participants in...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

RA draft guidelines: Treat to target

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 18:35

BOSTON – Treat to target in both early and established rheumatoid arthritis, recommended the authors of American College of Rheumatology draft guidelines on the management of RA. The new ACR...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Running history doesn’t contribute to knee OA risk

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:43

BOSTON– A history of current or past running did not contribute to a higher odds of developing knee osteoarthritis and may even have a slight protective effect, researchers found in a cross-sectional...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Certolizumab achieves sustained skin improvement in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:27

AMSTERDAM – Certolizumab pegol maintained significant improvement in dermatologic outcomes in psoriatic arthritis patients through 96 weeks of treatment in the phase III RAPID-PsA trial. Moreover,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Novel program improves RA care, cuts costs

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 15:38

BOSTON– A bundle of eight measures was effective in improving the quality of rheumatoid arthritis care while reducing costs, Dr. Eric D. Newman reported at the annual meeting of the American College...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

OA patients benefit long term from exercise or manual therapy

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 15:05

BOSTON – Improvements in pain, stiffness, and physical function that occur with the addition of exercise therapy or manual therapy to usual care for patients at all stages of osteoarthritis extended...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Exercise, manual therapy for OA add incremental benefits to usual care

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 14:07

BOSTON – Exercise therapy or manual therapy provide benefits for improving osteoarthritis symptoms and physical function that go over and above what is obtained with usual care alone, according to...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Children born to mothers with RA more likely to be born early

Posted on: 13/11/2014 - 05:05

Children born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to be born prematurely and have a lower birth weight than are those born to mothers without the condition, according to a Danish...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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