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ACR: Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in Sjögren’s linked to lymphoma, mortality

Posted on: 02/12/2015 - 22:55

San Francisco – Patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome who met criteria for cryoglobulinemic vasculitis were significantly more likely to develop B-cell lymphoma and to die during follow-up,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

ACR: Study challenges protein citrullination as a central cause of RA

Posted on: 02/12/2015 - 19:30

SAN FRANCISCO – Autoantibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis target both the native and citrullinated forms of the RA33 autoantigen, challenging the idea that protein citrullination underlies...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Standing with our patients

Posted on: 02/12/2015 - 16:35

One-half of my practice is taking care of employees and dependents employed by the organization for which I work. Most of these patients sit … a lot … and present to me with musculoskeletal pain and...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

CTAD: Anti-tau vaccine demonstrated safety, immunogenicity in phase I study

Posted on: 02/12/2015 - 14:34

BARCELONA – An investigational anti-tau vaccine has passed its first big clinical milestone with a successful phase I trial of 30 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. <table...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Anakinra shows promise for hidradenitis suppurativa

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 22:12

The results of a pilot study suggest that the interleukin-1(IL-1) receptor antagonist anakinra may be a potential treatment option for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The cause of HS – a chronic skin...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

ACR: Cardiovascular risk factors in psoriatic diseases are common, often go untreated

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 21:46

SAN FRANCISCO – Despite their frequent contact with the health care system, patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis often receive no treatment for major cardiovascular risk factors, according...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

ACR: Cardiovascular risk factors in psoriatic diseases are common, often go untreated

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 21:46

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Treatment options for adenomyosis supported by limited high-quality data

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 20:01

LAS VEGAS – Levonorgestrel and hysterectomy are probably the best treatments for adenomyosis – or at least the most well-supported medical and surgical options. There are other therapies, <a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

EREFS value has diagnostic utility for eosinophilic esophagitis

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 15:58

The Eosinophilic Esophagitis Endoscopic Reference Score, or EREFS, is not only highly predictive of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) but also its responsiveness to treatment, which suggests it may be...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

BRCA1 may have an impact in Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 14:53

Low levels of the BRCA1 protein in brain cells may be associated with dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to new evidence from the brains of deceased patients with Alzheimer’s disease...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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