Rheumatology

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.

Childhood sports knee injuries carry heavy burden

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 22:30

PARIS – Knee trauma from a childhood sports injury can have serious consequences in young adults, judging from preliminary results from a historical cohort. When assessed 3-10 years after the sports...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

PCPs all over the map in conservative OA therapy use

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 19:15

PARIS – Use of conservative, nonpharmacologic osteoarthritis therapies was relatively low and varied considerably across 10 primary care clinics within the same U.S. health care system. In seven of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

Negative moods tied to OA pain flares

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 17:50

PARIS – Patients with knee osteoarthritis are significantly more likely to experience a flare if they report a higher negative mood in the previous 10 days. Passive coping strategies such as "I...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

Walking disability raises red flag in diabetics with OA

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 19:25

PARIS – Walking disability from hip or knee osteoarthritis puts patients with comorbid diabetes at increased risk for serious diabetes complications, according to a retrospective cohort study. After...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

Asthma deaths declined modestly during 1999-2010

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 18:50

SAN DIEGO – Between 1999 and 2010, age-adjusted deaths from asthma in the United States declined modestly but significantly, deaths from angioedema increased significantly, and deaths from...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: MERS – What physicians need to know

Posted on: 06/05/2014 - 16:20

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Dr. Daniel C. Payne has been investigating the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus since the first case was reported in the Arabian Peninsula nearly 2 years ago. An...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

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