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.

Three miRNA biomarkers predicted osteoarthritis severity

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 17:40

PARIS – Three micro RNAs have been shown to be associated with disease severity in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis, based on data from a large population-based cohort in Italy*. The...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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VIDEO: Micro RNA biomarkers hint at potential for predicting OA

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 16:10

PARIS – Newly discovered micro RNA molecules found in the blood of patients before they developed severe osteoarthritis may help predict the disease and potentially identify those who would most...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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VIDEO: Erectile dysfunction may often occur in men with gout

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 14:20

PARIS – Men with gout are significantly more likely to experience erectile dysfunction than are those without the disorder, Dr. Naomi Schlesinger said at the annual European Congress of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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VIDEO: ACR, EULAR collaborate on first polymyalgia rheumatica treatment guidelines

Posted on: 11/06/2014 - 21:35

PARIS – New guidelines aim to narrow the wide variation that has been observed across specialties and countries in the treatment of patients with polymyalgia. The <link...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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Infliximab biosimilar shown identical over first 16 weeks

Posted on: 11/06/2014 - 21:25

Treatment with infliximab and a biosimilar agent showed virtually identical efficacy and safety performance at several time points during the first 16 weeks of treatment of 189 patients with...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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Proposed PMR guidelines aim to standardize therapy

Posted on: 11/06/2014 - 21:15

PARIS – New international guidelines for polymyalgia rheumatica will focus on standardizing treatment practice across specialties. When adopted, the proposed guidelines will succeed those published...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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New definition of clinically meaningful CKD progression

Posted on: 11/06/2014 - 19:25

LAS VEGAS – A landmark study has provided physicians with an improved definition of clinically significant progression of chronic kidney disease for use as a major endpoint in clinical trials as well...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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Naloxegol cut opioid-associated constipation without impairing pain relief

Posted on: 04/06/2014 - 22:00

Treatment with opioid receptor-antagonist naloxegol significantly improved opioid-associated constipation, compared with placebo, without affecting pain scores or daily opioid requirements, according...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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Glucosamine, chondroitin combo found equal to celecoxib for severe knee OA pain

Posted on: 28/05/2014 - 22:30

PARIS – A fixed-dose combination of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate was as good as the cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor celecoxib in relieving moderate to severe knee pain in patients with knee...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Consider facet joint OA in older patients with low back pain

Posted on: 28/05/2014 - 18:20

DESTIN, FLA. – Facet joint osteoarthritis likely accounts for much of what is classified as "nonspecific" low back pain, according to Dr. Alfred C. Gellhorn. "Amazingly – and I think...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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