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Monitor elderly for bone loss after gastric bypass

Posted on: 07/07/2014 - 17:00

CHICAGO – Older adults who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are at risk for lessened bone mineral density for at least 2 years after their surgery and should be monitored appropriately for...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Obesity may drive symptom severity in rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 07/07/2014 - 16:05

PARIS – The higher disease activity scores seen in obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis may be driven by the proinflammatory state that is associated with obesity, Dr. Christopher Sparks reported...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance occur frequently in psoriatic arthritis patients

Posted on: 07/07/2014 - 14:35

The metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance are not just common among patients with psoriatic arthritis, but both also correlate with the severity of the inflammatory musculoskeletal disease,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Glucocorticoid shots ineffective for spinal stenosis

Posted on: 02/07/2014 - 22:00

Epidural injections of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine proved ineffective at improving pain or function in older adults with central spinal stenosis in a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Psoriasis risk rises in women with history of hypertension and beta-blocker use

Posted on: 02/07/2014 - 21:00

Women with a 6-year or longer history of hypertension, and women with a 6-year or longer use of beta-blocker medications to treat hypertension, may be at increased risk of developing psoriasis,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Increased risk of heart attack confirmed in Sjögren’s syndrome patients

Posted on: 01/07/2014 - 19:05

PARIS – Patients with Sjögren’s syndrome appear to have a higher risk of myocardial infarction, but not stroke or transient ischemic attack, than does the general population, based on an analysis of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

SLE patients in remission safely stop immunotherapy

Posted on: 30/06/2014 - 18:45

PARIS – When patients with lupus who were in remission on an immunosuppressant drug and a low dosage of prednisone stopped their immunosuppressant, 70% remained flare free 2 years off...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Low infliximab start dose appears effective in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 26/06/2014 - 18:15

Median starting doses of infliximab in psoriatic arthritis patients in two nationwide registries were below the recommended dose of 5 mg/kg every 8 weeks, but outcomes suggest that a low starting...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Physically demanding jobs link to worse ankylosing spondylitis progression

Posted on: 25/06/2014 - 22:40

PARIS – Patients with ankylosing spondylitis who worked at more physically-demanding jobs showed greater radiographic progression than did patients who performed more sedentary jobs in a prospective...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Eurofever Project takes aim at rare autoinflammatory disorders

Posted on: 25/06/2014 - 17:30

PARIS – A large international registry aims to gather extensive data on the presentation, complications, and treatment response of rare autoinflammatory diseases in both children and adults,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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