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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

RA draft guidelines: Treat to target

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 18:35

BOSTON – Treat to target in both early and established rheumatoid arthritis, recommended the authors of American College of Rheumatology draft guidelines on the management of RA. The new ACR...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

PC providers have knowledge gaps in lung cancer screening

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 18:13

CHICAGO – Nearly one-fourth of primary care providers were unaware of current lung cancer screening guidelines in a survey of 212 PC providers in North Carolina, a state with one of the nation’s...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Acid suppression results in more severe CAP, poorer outcomes

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:43

AUSTIN, TEX. – Use of acid-suppressing drugs was associated with more severe presentation, longer hospital stay, and increased mortality among patients with community-acquired pneumonia presenting to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Running history doesn’t contribute to knee OA risk

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:43

BOSTON– A history of current or past running did not contribute to a higher odds of developing knee osteoarthritis and may even have a slight protective effect, researchers found in a cross-sectional...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Monitoring current threats: ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR), week 46/201417 Nov 2014

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:29

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report is a weekly bulletin intended for epidemiologists and health professionals in the area of communicable disease prevention and control. This issue covers the period 9–15 November 2014 -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Certolizumab achieves sustained skin improvement in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:27

AMSTERDAM – Certolizumab pegol maintained significant improvement in dermatologic outcomes in psoriatic arthritis patients through 96 weeks of treatment in the phase III RAPID-PsA trial. Moreover,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Certolizumab achieves sustained skin improvement in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:27

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Novel program improves RA care, cuts costs

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 15:38

BOSTON– A bundle of eight measures was effective in improving the quality of rheumatoid arthritis care while reducing costs, Dr. Eric D. Newman reported at the annual meeting of the American College...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

OA patients benefit long term from exercise or manual therapy

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 15:05

BOSTON – Improvements in pain, stiffness, and physical function that occur with the addition of exercise therapy or manual therapy to usual care for patients at all stages of osteoarthritis extended...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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