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ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Children Experience Pain Differently from Adults
Experts say children in pain from rheumatic diseases or other causes may have more discomfort because they can’t downregulate the pain as effectively as adults
Panel Addresses Drug Safety Issues in Rheumatology Products
Black box warnings, TNF inhibitors, and tofacitinib discussed
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: How Rheumatologists Can Negotiate Better Contracts with Payers
Improving contracts with payers can earn rheumatologists more money, with no added costs in staffing or equipment
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Immunosuppressed Rheumatic Disease Patients Still Candidates for Vaccines
People with rheumatic diseases can be considered to receive flu and pneumococcal vaccines even if they’re on immunosuppressive drugs
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Can Studying Anticitrullinated Protein Antibodies Put Us on Track to Stop RA?
Research is needed before therapies involving them can be used in the clinic and finely tailored for maximum benefit
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: New Treatments and Strategies Emerge for Osteoporosis
Rheumatology experts urge caution in using bisphosphonates to prevent bone loss
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Spondylarthritis Criteria Changing Landscape of the Disease
More finely tuned view of ankylosing spondylitis leads to better treatment, expert says
Tech Talk: New Platform Aims to Make Telephone Communication Simpler
MedXCom system helps physicians better manage their phone calls with patients
Studies Show Promise for Scleroderma Therapy and Prediction of Progressing Disease
Research shows that a serum from goats might be helpful in combating diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc)