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Rheumatoid Arthritis: eMedicine Rheumatology

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Overview: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease of unknown cause that primarily affects the peripheral joints in a symmetric pattern. Constitutional symptoms, including fatigue, malaise, and morning stiffness, are common. Extra-articular involvement of organs ...

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Tags: Joint, Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Disease and Condition, Rheumatology

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COX-2 inhibitors have similar GI toxicity as NSAIDs plus PPI in RA. See the eMedicine topic Rheumatoid Arthritis. http://bit.ly/aIlCaz

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Stopping statin therapy increases risk of death for rheumatoid arthritis patients

eurekalert.org — “Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. According to the findings of a population-based study now available in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology, RA patients should be advised of the importance of compliance to their statin therapy to reduce cardiovascular disease mortality risk.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Stopping statin therapy increases risk of death for rheumatoid arthritis patients

eurekalert.org — “Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. According to the findings of a population-based study now available in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology, RA patients should be advised of the importance of compliance to their statin therapy to reduce cardiovascular disease mortality risk.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Rheumatology Medical Article | Low-dose prednisone inclusion in a methotrexate-based, tight control strategy for early rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized trial

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Rheumatology Medical Article | Evaluation of cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Do cardiovascular biomarkers offer added predictive ability over established clinical risk scores?

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Present, Patient, and Accounted for: How and Why Patients Are Present at Scientific Meetings of the American College of Rheumatology | Journal of Participatory Medicine

jopm.org — “The author describes how an organization for e-patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) evolved to win recognition within the scientific community as an authority on RA patient needs and patient care.View full resource at jopm.org

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Medical News: Steroids May Soothe Joints for RA Patients - in Rheumatology, Arthritis from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “It's possible to control local inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis by interfering with protein changes in the joints, an international team of researchers found.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Kelly Young talks with Mayo Clinic about her work to fight Rheumatoid disease: http://t.co/TTE0mS3T via @MayoClinic #rheum

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medpagetoday.com — “Muscle relaxants and neuromodulators offered little pain relief for rheumatoid arthritis patients and cannot currently be recommended, according to two Cochrane reviews.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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