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Smoking reduces RA treatment effectiveness: Patients who smoke are substantially less likely to respond to biologic treatment for rheumatoid arthritis than are those who have never smoked.

So far, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has touted the "carrots" associated with the use of health... »

FDA's New Drug Approvals Outpace Canada, Europe

Scleroderma Malignancy Risk Linked to Antinuclear Antibodies

ACR Gives Special Consideration to Pregnancy in Nephritis Guidelines

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Dr. Larry Greenbaum has seen his share of tattoos on his patients. Some of these tattoos tell a story and offer some insight into the patient's life.

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Power Doppler Ultrasound Score Monitors PsA Therapy - 04/05/12

Musculoskeletal ultrasound is an efficient, noninvasive method for evaluating inflammatory and destructive changes in bone,... »

Tattoo You

Red Toe, Blue Toe

Dr. Ellen Gravallese: The Face of Translational Rheumatology

Rheumatology à Deux: Dorothy Wortmann and Robert Wortmann

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Improving Behavior in the Problem Physician Colleague - Use the Right Incentives

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Problematic Physician Behavior Can Be Cured - 04/27/12

MIAMI BEACH – You get along with most of your colleagues in the hospital, but there is that one physician who doesn’t follow... »

Health Officials to Docs: Help Save ACA

Is Marijuana Medicinal?

Evidence Suggests Pregnancies Can Survive Maternal Cancer Treatment

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Congress Is Back in Doc Pay Quagmire: The Policy & Practice Podcast

Congress is looking for a long-term solution for how to pay doctors under Medicare but they're standing in... »

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Check out our comprehensive coverage of the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting.

American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting

Anti-TNF Nanobody Drug Reduces RA Symptom Severity

RA, Periodontal Disease May Be Bi-Directional

OsteoArthritis Research Society International: World Congress on Osteoarthritis

Severity of ACL Rupture Predicts OA Risk

Patellofemoral Joint May Be Primary Target for Knee Osteoarthritis

EULAR Annual Congress

HLA-B27 Positivity Strongest Predictor of TNF-Inhibitor Response in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Hereditary Hemochromatosis Linked to Increased Arthropathies and Joint Surgery

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Across Specialties

IOM Urges Collective Action Against Obesity

The Institute of Medicine is urging all Americans to come together to systematically attack the "obesity... »

Data Supporting Probiotics' Benefit Found Weak but Favorable

The use of probiotics appears to lower the risk of developing diarrhea while taking antibiotic therapy, based on a... »

Calcinosis Prognosis Troublesome in Adults

CHICAGO – The prognosis for adults diagnosed with calcinosis remains grim, despite some excellent treatment responses... »

Clinical News

Scleroderma Malignancy Risk Linked to Antinuclear Antibodies

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – The presence of specific autoantibodies may help to predict which patients with systemic sclerosis are... »

ACR Gives Special Consideration to Pregnancy in Nephritis Guidelines

DESTIN, FLA. – Management of lupus nephritis during pregnancy gets close attention in ACR’s new nephritis guidelines.

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ACR Releases Updated Lupus Nephritis Guidelines

DESTIN, Fla. – Renal biopsy, unless strongly contraindicated, should be performed in every patient with clinical evidence of... »

Practice Trends

Act by June 30 to Avoid E-Prescribing Penalties

So far, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has touted the "carrots" associated with the use of health... »

FDA's New Drug Approvals Outpace Canada, Europe

The Food and Drug Administration reviewed new drug applications significantly faster, and approved more new drugs first,... »

Feds Set to Boost Primary Care Medicaid Payments for 2 Years

The federal government is giving primary care physicians who treat Medicaid patients a pay raise in 2013 and 2014.... »

Commentaries

Tricks to Optimize Your EHR

Okay, we admit it – even we are becoming a bit jaded with all of the attention being paid to meaningful use. So we thought... »

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Rheum in Bloom

Putting a Fine Point to Acupuncture

I am a huge fan of adjunctive, nonpharmacologic treatment for a lot of patients. As physicians, our instinct is to provide... »

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Power Doppler Ultrasound Score Monitors PsA Therapy

Musculoskeletal ultrasound is an efficient, noninvasive method for evaluating inflammatory and destructive changes in bone,... »

Inside Rheum

Tattoo You

We all learn about the importance of a good history and physical in medical school, but to really understand what makes a... »

Profiles in Rheumatology

Dr. Ellen Gravallese: The Face of Translational Rheumatology

Dr. Ellen M. Gravallese has had a trail-blazing and award-winning career in which she has straddled rheumatology to make... »

Podcast Library

Congress Is Back in Doc Pay Quagmire: The Policy & Practice Podcast

Congress is looking for a long-term solution for how to pay doctors under Medicare but they're standing in... »

Bracing for Medicaid Expansion: The Policy & Practice Podcast

There’s less than two years to go before the massive expansion of the Medicaid program occurs under the Affordable Care Act.... »

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Health Officials to Docs: Help Save ACA

Health officials are encouraging doctors who support the health law to help save it. By telling patients about how the... »

Is Marijuana Medicinal?

A point/counterpoint from Dr. Donald I. Abrams and Jodie Trafton, Ph.D. »

Project Walks Primary Care Providers Through Toughest Cases

On 5 p.m. on the day before Thanksgiving, Dr. Alan Caroe, a general practitioner in Las Cruces, N.M., had to decide whether... »

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Specialty Focus

May 11 - 21 Departs Civitavecchia,	Rheumatology and Orthopaedics
May 19 - 20 San Francisco, CA	California Rheumatology Alliance (CRA): Annual Medical and Scientific Meeting
Jun 6 - 9 Berlin,	EULAR (European League Against Rheumatism): 2012 Congress
Aug 23 - 25 San Francisco, CA	University of California, San Francisco (UCSF): Rheumatology Board Review and Clinical Update
Sep 2 - 5 Copenhagen,	Scandinavian Congress of Rheumatology (SCR)
Sep 28 - 29 Newport Beach, CA	5th Annual Perspectives in Rheumatic Diseases presented by Rheumatology News, Internal Medicine News & Family Practice News
Nov 9 - 14 Washington, DC	American College of Rheumatology (ACR): Annual Scientific Meeting
Nov 14 - 17 Prague,	Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS): Annual Meeting
Jan 26 - Feb 1 ,	American College of Rheumatology (ACR): Winter Rheumatology Symposium
Feb 6 - 9 Maui, HI	Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium 2013