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1 Progression of osteoarthritis as a state of inertia Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Infliximab for 6 months added on combination therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis: 2-year results from an investigator-initiated, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (the NEO-RACo Study) Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Difference in the risk of serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with adalimumab, infliximab and etanercept: results from the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring (DREAM) registry Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Efficacy of oral prednisolone in active ankylosing spondylitis: results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled short-term trial Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Anti-TNF treatment blocks the induction of T cell-dependent humoral responses Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Review Article

6 The concentration of anticitrullinated protein antibodies in serum and synovial fluid in relation to total immunoglobulin concentrations Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Review Article

7 MiR-20a regulates ASK1 expression and TLR4-dependent cytokine release in rheumatoid fibroblast-like synoviocytes Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Review Article

8 Primary Sjogrens syndrome and malignancy risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article    Clinical Article

9 The cellular composition of lymph nodes in the earliest phase of inflammatory arthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Review Article

10 Evaluation of the genetic overlap between osteoarthritis with body mass index and height using genome-wide association scan data Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Review Article

11 A preliminary algorithm introducing immunogenicity assessment in the management of patients with RA receiving tumour necrosis factor inhibitor therapies Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Patient satisfaction with nursing consultations in a rheumatology outpatient clinic: a 21-month randomised controlled trial in patients with inflammatory arthritides Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Insights in the relationship of joint space narrowing versus erosive joint damage and physical functioning of patients with RA Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Review Article

14 Muscle fatigue in fibromyalgia is in the brain, not in the muscles: a case-control study of perceived versus objective muscle fatigue Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Review Article

15 Evidence of NLRP3-inflammasome activation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); genetic variants within the NLRP3-inflammasome complex in relation to susceptibility to RA and response to anti-TNF treatment Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Review Article

16 Sclerostin inhibition reverses systemic, periarticular and local bone loss in arthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Review Article

17 Periarticular and generalised bone loss in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: influence of alendronate and intra-articular glucocorticoid treatment. Post hoc analyses from the CIMESTRA trial Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

18 In erosive hand osteoarthritis more inflammatory signs on ultrasound are found than in the rest of hand osteoarthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Efficacy and safety of adalimumab in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: results of a randomised placebo-controlled trial (ABILITY-1) Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Ambient air pollution exposures and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Swedish EIRA case-control study Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, May 21, 2013    Clinical Article

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Statins do not increase risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women

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.

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Simple, safe, effective, low-cost treatment for cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome

A 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.

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HPA axis, metabolic impairment, and pediatric obesity

As 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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