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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx181 Impact of Fatigue on Psychological Outcomes in Adults Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis Nursing Research, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
182 Tumour necrosis factor α blockers are more effective than methotrexate in the inhibition of radiographic joint damage progression among patients with psoriatic arthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
183 Differentially expressed epigenome modifiers, including Aurora kinase A and B, in immune cells of rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis & Rheumatism, May 9, 2013 Review Article
184 Additive association of vitamin D insufficiency and sarcopenia with low femoral bone mineral density in noninstitutionalized elderly population: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2009-2010 Osteoporosis International, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
185 Hip fracture prevention with a multifactorial educational program in elderly community-dwelling Finnish women Osteoporosis International, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
186 Successful treatment of nonunion with teriparatide after failed ankle arthrodesis for Charcot arthropathy Osteoporosis International, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
187 Scientific Basis of Botanical Medicine as Alternative Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
188 Systemic lupus erythematosus due to C1q deficiency with progressive encephalopathy, intracranial calcification and acquired moyamoya cerebral vasculopathy Lupus, May 9, 2013
189 Multimodal imaging in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with diffuse neuropsychiatric involvement Lupus, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
190 Leprosy in a rheumatology setting: a challenging mimic to expose Clinical Rheumatology, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
191 Comparative Analysis of Serum Proteins in Relation to Rheumatoid Arthritis and Chronic Periodontitis Journal of Periodontology, May 9, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
192 Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw in non-malignant bone disease Rheumatology International, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
193 Vitamin D and systemic lupus erythematosus: an update Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, May 9, 2013 Review Article
194 Up regulation of serum tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: relations with disease activity, antibodies to double -stranded DNA, nephritis and neutropenia International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
195 Measurement of Bone Mineral Density by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
196 Long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with adalimumab Full Text Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
197 Anakinra treatment in patients with refractory inflammatory myopathies and possible predictive response biomarkers: a mechanistic study with 12 months follow-up Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
198 Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitides: is it time to split up the group Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 8, 2013 Review Article
199 Efficacy of oral prednisolone in active ankylosing spondylitis: results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled short-term trial Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
200 Correlations between nailfold microangiopathy severity, finger dermal thickness and fingertip blood perfusion in systemic sclerosis patients Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
In a study headed by researchers at Wayne State University involving 119,726 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative, there were 1099 incident cases of malignant melanoma over an average follow-up of 11.6 y. At the time of enrollment, 7.4% of the participants used statins. The annualized rate of malignant melanoma in the statin users and non-users was 0.09% (HR=1.14). Thus, statin use does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women.
Read the article summaryA phase III trial conducted at the University of Cagliari showed that either of two regimens were effective in the treatment of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS). Sixty patients were randomized to receive one of the following treatment interventions for 4 months: 1) L-carnitine (4 g/d) + celecoxib (300 mg/d); or 2) L-carnitine + celecoxib + megestrol acetate (320 mg/d). All patients also received polyphenols (300 mg/d), lipoic acid (300 mg/d), carbocysteine (2.7 g/d), and vitamins A, C, and E. Lean body mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and L3 computed tomography) and physical activity (6-min walk test) increased in both groups.
Read the article summaryAs published in BMC Medicine, elevated ACTH levels are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia, and elevated cortisol levels are associated with hypertension and high LDL-C in obese children and adolescents (n=450).
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Simvastatin inhibits the pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic effects of IL-17 and TNF-α on endothelial cells
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 9, 2013
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2 Osteoporosis treatment European Journal of Internal Medicine , April 24, 2013
3 Creatine supplementation in fibromyalgia: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Arthritis Care & Research , April 2, 2013
4 Concentration-controlled treatment of lupus nephritis with mycophenolate mofetil Lupus, February 1, 2013
5 High prevalence of psoriatic arthritis in patients with severe psoriasis with suboptimal performance of screening questionnaires Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 8, 2013
6 Personalized medicine for osteoarthritis: where are we now Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease, April 29, 2013
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