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In a trial performed last year, the use of oral prednisolone showed itself as effective as – and better tolerated than – the use of indometacin, so the desire is born to compare prednisolone with other NSAIDs, less powerful but also less toxic than indometacin, which however represent the appropriate treatment in acute gout attack.
MedNews (Rheumatology) - Thu, 16 October 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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It has long been known that environmental factors play a part in the development of rheumatoid arthritis; smoking and drinking alcohol, along with heredity, are particularly instrumental in increasing the risk of the disease. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have now produced results that suggest that working environment factors can also increase the chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis.
Karolinska Institutet (Rheumatology) - Wed, 1 October 2008
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Pregabalin, which is structurally similar to gamma-aminobutyric acid, has anxiolytic, analgesic and anticonvulsive properties, but, according to some small trials, it is also effective in treating fibromyalgia, a still little known condition as to treatment.
MedNews (Rheumatology) - Wed, 24 September 2008
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According to the results of observational trials it was thought that vitamin D deficiency can be a common cause for muscular-skeletal pains which are not otherwise explainable.
MedNews (Rheumatology) - Wed, 17 September 2008
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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A substance secreted by parasitic nematode worms may help provide a more effective treatment for inflammatory types of arthritis.
BBC News (Rheumatology) - Wed, 17 September 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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The efficacy of arthroscopic surgery for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee is unknown.
New England Journal of Medicine (Rheumatology) - Wed, 17 September 2008
http://www.nejm.org
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has an estimated prevalence of 0.2–0.86% for adult Caucasian populations of western European extraction. The ability of anti-TNF treatment to dramatically suppress symptoms in AS and improve quality of life is now beyond doubt.
Rheumatology (Rheumatology) - Thu, 10 July 2008
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/
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In patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis it is thought that morning stiffness is due to an increased release of cytokines during night hours.
MedNews (Rheumatology) - Fri, 20 June 2008
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued guidance on the use of adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab in the treatment of severe active ankylosing spondylitis in adults.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Rheumatology) - Wed, 18 June 2008
http://www.nice.org.uk
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Patients who have recently developed rheumatoid arthritis respond better to treatment with biological medicine in combination with conventional pharmacological medicine.
Karolinska Institutet (Rheumatology) - Fri, 13 June 2008
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