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SIRT1: A Therapeutic Target for Osteoporosis?

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  November 27, 2017

New research has found the sirtuin family of proteins may be a positive regulator of bone mass. In the study, pharmacological activation of SIRT1 in mice resulted in increased bone mass, suggesting the pharmacological activation of SIRT1 may protect against osteoporosis…

Bisphosphonate Drug Holiday & Hip Fracture Risk

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  November 21, 2017

New research found women on bisphosphonate therapy who take a drug holiday experience a higher rate of hip fracture…

Year in Review: Expert Covers 2017’s Key Clinical Findings

Thomas R. Collins  |  November 20, 2017

In a Year in Review session at the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, Daniel Solomon, MD, MPH, highlighted the latest and most intriguing aspects of clinical research on rheumatic diseases from 2017. His discussion touched on medical therapy, genetics, the effects of bariatric surgery and diet, cancer risk and more…

Psoriasis Tied to Higher Risk of Serious Liver Disease

Lisa Rapaport  |  November 13, 2017

(Reuters Health)—People with chronic inflammatory disorders, such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), may have an increased risk of developing serious liver damage, a recent study suggests. These inflammatory disorders are often treated with methotrexate, a medication linked to an increased risk of liver disease. For the current study, researchers followed more than 1 million…

Eat to Fight Inflammation & Promote Weight Loss

Karen Appold  |  November 11, 2017

Managing weight loss through diet may help patients with rheumatic disease reduce inflammation. Here are some strategies on weight loss and eating for rheumatologists and patients…

Heated Gloves Provide Relief from Hand Pain, Dysfunction in Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis

Rosemarie A. Curley, MPT, DPT  |  November 10, 2017

Raynaud’s phenomenon in scleroderma or systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with significant discomfort and functional disability, especially in the presence of digital ulcers.1 Having lived with diffuse systemic sclerosis (dSSc) for nearly a decade, I can attest to this. It has been my experience that the hand pain and dysfunction in dSSc stems from Raynaud’s…

Rheumatology Case Report: TINU Syndrome with Concomitant Synovitis

Ambreesh Chawla, MD, David Benderson, MD, Mikhail Kotlov, MD, Evan Leibowitz, MD, & Ashraf Raslan, MD  |  November 10, 2017

Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) syndrome, also known as Dobrin syndrome, is a rare oculo-renal inflammatory disease. It was first described in 1975 by American physician Robert Dobrin, MD.1 It manifests as acute interstitial nephritis and bilateral uveitis. In addition, patients often experience nonspecific systemic findings, such as fever, weight loss, malaise, myalgia and arthralgia. TINU…

Rheumatology Drug Updates: Efficacy Studied Following Accelerated Drug Approvals; Plus Secukinumab Meets Benchmark for Psoriasis

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  November 9, 2017

Medications for serious or life-threatening conditions may receive accelerated approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by showing an effect on surrogate measures that are reasonably likely to predict a treatment’s clinical benefit. Post-approval confirmatory drug trials are then required to determine whether or not these effects translate into clinical improvements. In recent…

Hyperuricemia Doesn’t Always Indicate Gout in Rheumatic Disease

Veronika Sharp, MD, Alice Chuang, MD, Lily Kao, MD, RMSK, & Midori Jane Nishio, MD, RhMSUS  |  November 9, 2017

A 57-year-old Ghanaian woman was referred to our rheumatology practice with acute, left elbow swelling and pain. The referring oncologist suspected gout, because the patient had hyperuricemia. Six months before, the patient was diagnosed with stage IV human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated adult T cell lymphoma (ATLL). Her initial oncologic manifestations included multiple thoracic,…

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Research Targets Interferon Alpha in New Treatment Approach for CNS Lupus

Mary Beth Nierengarten  |  November 9, 2017

RETRACTED Editor’s note: The study this article reported on was retracted by the researchers. Key aspects could not be replicated, and they said, “Most importantly, the findings from behaviour studies and sequencing of microglia isolated from 564Igi autoimmune mice as shown in Figs. 1a, b, d and 3a, b are not substantiated upon further analysis…

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