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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx61 Notch signalling pathways mediate synovial angiogenesis in response to vascular endothelial growth factor and angiopoietin 2 Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Review Article
62 A randomised, double-blind, multicentre, parallel-group, prospective study comparing the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of CT-P13 and innovator infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: the PLANETAS study Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
63 Patients needs and expectations with regard to rheumatology nursing care: results of multicentre focus group interviews Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
64 Induction therapy with adalimumab plus methotrexate for 24 weeks followed by methotrexate monotherapy up to week 48 versus methotrexate therapy alone for DMARD-naive patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: HIT HARD, an investigator-initiated study Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
65 Efficacy and safety of secukinumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a phase II, dose-finding, double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled study Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
66 Methotrexate polyglutamation in relation to infliximab pharmacokinetics in rheumatoid arthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
67 Co-localisation of non-cartilaginous articular pathology increases risk of cartilage loss in the tibiofemoral joint--the MOST study Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
68 Comparative efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in fibromyalgia syndrome: network meta-analysis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
69 Steroid injection for inferior heel pain: a randomised controlled trial Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
70 Microarray-based gene expression profiling in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes defines a disease-related signature and IL-1-responsive transcripts Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Review Article
71 A randomised, double-blind, parallel-group study to demonstrate equivalence in efficacy and safety of CT-P13 compared with innovator infliximab when coadministered with methotrexate in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: the PLANETRA study Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
72 Similar response rates in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis after 1 year of treatment with etanercept: results from the ESTHER trial Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
73 The development of candidate composite disease activity and responder indices for psoriatic arthritis (GRACE project) Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
74 Cam impingement causes osteoarthritis of the hip: a nationwide prospective cohort study (CHECK) Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
75 Revisiting the classification of clinical phenotypes of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a cluster analysis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
76 Autophagy contributes to inflammation in patients with TNFR-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Review Article
77 Granulocyte colony stimulating factor exacerbates antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody vasculitis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013 Review Article
78 Muscle cell-derived factors inhibit inflammatory stimuli-induced damage in hMSC-derived chondrocytes Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , May 21, 2013 Review Article
79 Gradual strenuous running regimen predisposes to osteoarthritis due to cartilage cell death and altered levels of glycosaminoglycans Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , May 21, 2013 Review Article
80 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: an update on current pharmacotherapy and future perspectives Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, May 21, 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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