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VIDEO: Herpes zoster vaccination: Is it safe for rheumatology patients over age 30 on biologics?

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 15:02

BOSTON– The herpes zoster vaccine may be safe to give to patients who are taking biologic therapies and have quiescent rheumatologic disorders, based on preliminary data from two studies presented at...

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

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

VIDEO: Try a second TNF inhibitor if first one doesn’t work in RA

Posted on: 26/09/2014 - 21:08

LAS VEGAS – When methotrexate doesn’t work in rheumatoid arthritis and patients are still suffering after their first tumor necrosis factor inhibitor, it’s worthwhile to try a second TNF inhibitor,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: New diagnostic criteria catch systemic lupus earlier

Posted on: 18/09/2014 - 17:37

LAS VEGAS – New diagnostic criteria from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics make the difficult task of diagnosing systemic lupus easier. SLICC’s criteria are meant to supplant...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: New diagnostic criteria catch systemic lupus earlier

Posted on: 18/09/2014 - 17:37

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Switch ANCA-associated vasculitis patients to maintenance therapy after 6 months

Posted on: 16/09/2014 - 20:18

LAS VEGAS – After 3-6 months of remission induction therapy with high-dose steroids and cyclophosphamide, it’s time to switch ANCA-associated vasculitis patients to maintenance therapy. Recent...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Dr. Fauci: What you need to know about chikungunya

Posted on: 29/07/2014 - 21:15

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on July 17 reported the first two cases in the United States of locally acquired chikungunya –but the

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Does obesity’s effect on RA support different treatment goals?

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 20:15

PARIS – Treat-to-target goals for obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis should take into account new research indicating that they already have a higher level of systemic inflammation and higher...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Slow tapering worked best for stopping SLE immunosuppression

Posted on: 30/06/2014 - 15:10

PARIS– When physicians withdrew immunosuppressant treatment from lupus patients in long-term remission, a gradual tapering down of their immunosuppressant treatment produced a lower rate of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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