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Patient Fact Sheet – Gout

Staff | March 8, 2012

Gout is a painful and potentially disabling form of arthritis that has been recognized since ancient times. Treatments are available to control most cases of gout, but diagnosing this disorder can be difficult, and treatment plans often have to be tailored for each person.

Where Will Kinase Inhibitors Fit into the RA Treatment Mix?

Vanessa Caceres | March 8, 2012

Presenters at “Looking Ahead to Kinase Inhibition in Rheumatoid Arthritis,” a session here at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting, delved into some of the big questions that rheumatology faces with kinase inhibitor use.

Susac’s Syndrome: Confusion, Expressive Aphasia, Gait Instability

Candace H. Feldman, MD, MPH, Gwendolyn Kane-Wagner, MD | March 8, 2012

A 49-year-old man presented to the hospital with confusion, dysarthria, expressive aphasia, and progressive gait instability.

Link between Autoimmunity and Environmental Exposure Needs Further Research

Vanessa Caceres | March 8, 2012

Rheumatology needs further cost-effective and validated methods to track the connection between environmental exposure and autoimmune diseases, including research on phenotypes, genotypes, the synergy between multiple infectious and noninfectious exposures, the timing of exposure, and the mechanisms involved, according to presenters of “Impact of Environmental Health on Autoimmunity,” a session here at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting held in Chicago in November 2011.

Information on New Drug Approvals and Medication Safety

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP | March 8, 2012

Rheumatology-related drug safety, approvals, and what’s in the pipeline.

Scientists Pinpoint Three HLA Proteins Linked to Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis

Carrie Printz | February 28, 2012

Researchers have identified five amino acids in three HLA proteins that explain most of the association between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Epidemiologist Discusses Osteoarthritis Among Various Countries and Ethnic Groups

Staff | February 7, 2012

David T. Felson, MD, MPH, discusses his Beijing study that compared knee, hip, and hand osteoarthritis among Chinese to Caucasians in the Framingham study and the UCSF Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.

Unexpected Benefits of Bisphosphonates after Hip Fracture

Cathleen Colon-Emeric, MD, MHS | February 3, 2012

Recent trials show this bisphosphonates can reduce subsequent hip fractures and mortality, while remaining cost effective.

New Diagnostic Criteria for Axial Spondylarthritis

Ann Kepler | February 3, 2012

New name and classification criteria for ankylosing spondylitis may help with earlier diagnosis and treatment.

Dermatology Case Review

Joseph F. Merola, MD | February 3, 2012

A 64-year-old man with history of type-II diabetes (well controlled on sitagliptin/metformin), hypertension, and dyslipidemia presents with complaints of an increasingly painful left lower-extremity lesion present for two to three months.