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Rheumatology News
Volume 2, Issue 9, Pages 1-23 (October 2003)
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News: Antimalarial-induced retinopathy rare


Retinal Screening Guidelines Clash
Robert Finn
pages 1-2
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News


Joint Decisions
page 1
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News: Maintaining active lifestyles


Baby Boomers Seek Orthopedic Surgery Earlier: Number of knee replacements for 38- to 56-year-olds doubled from 1996 to 2001
Jennifer Silverman
pages 1-2
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News: Payment for infusions, injections will rise


CMS Proposes Plans to Slash Rx Reimbursement: Rheumatologists' revenues will drop
Jennifer Silverman
pages 1-3
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News: Compared to lumbar fusion


Cognitive Tx, Exercise Benefit Low Back Pain
Diana Mahoney
page 3
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Remembering Jack O. Scher
Elizabeth Lohr
page 3
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News: Offer to all patients


Influenza Vaccine Supply Plentiful This Season
Heidi Splete
page 4
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News: Study of 14 patients


Diffusion-Weighted MRI Assesses Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis
Mitchel L. Zoler
page 4
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News: Compared with chronic NSAID use


GI Costs No Lower With Selective COX-2 Inhibitors
Damian McNamara
page 4
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Atorvastatin


Statin Trial Underway for Atherosclerosis in SLE
Jeff Evans
page 5
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Features


Talk Back Online
page 5
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Opinion: Ask the Expert


The Pregnant Patient
Johan F. Skomsvoll
page 6
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Opinion: Pro & Con


Is HIPAA helping in any way?
David Kibbe, Richard Sacks-Wilner
page 6
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Lupus/CT Diseases: Shortens treatment duration


MTX Spares Steroids for Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Nancy Walsh
page 8
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Lupus/CT Diseases: Noninvasive gauge of treatment response


PET Links Vasculitis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Kerri Wachter
page 9
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Lupus/CT Diseases: Not all labs have necessary experience


Request Centrifuging of Synovial Fluid for Accurate Gout Diagnosis
Laura Lane
page 9
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Lupus/CT Diseases: Avoid joint damage


Prevention a Must for Patients With Two Gout Attacks/Year
Laura Lane
page 9
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Special Report


SLE 360°
Dimitrios T. Boumpas, Betty Diamond, Michelle Petri
page 10
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Data Watch: Cognitive Dysfunction In SLE
page 10
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Osteoporosis: 7-year clinical trial


Risedronate 5 Mg/Day Cuts Vertebral Fractures
Nicholas Mulcahy
page 12
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Osteoporosis: Ibandronate sodium


Bisphosphonate Approved, but Not Launched
Elizabeth Mechcatie
page 12
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Arthritis: Despite biologic therapies


Real-World Database Shows RA Remission at 24%
Nancy Walsh
page 13
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Arthritis: In RA patients


Methotrexate + Sulfasalazine No Better Than Monotherapy
Nancy Walsh
page 13
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Arthritis: More telling than plain radiography


MRI Zeros In on Joint Infections After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Mitchel L. Zoler
page 13
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Arthritis: In single compartment disease


Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty Bests TKR
Doug Brunk
page 14
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Arthritis: Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach


Avocado and Soy Unsaponifiables for OA
Nancy Walsh
page 14
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Practice Trends: Nearly 8,000 doctors sign on


Physician Group Agitates For Single-Payer Plan
Joyce Frieden
page 16
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Practice Trends


Policy & Practice
Mary Ellen Schneider
page 16
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Practice Trends: 10 Democratic candidates


Presidential Hopefuls Spell Out Health Care Plans
Joyce Frieden
page 17
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Across Specialties: RA clinical trials underway


Extracorporeal Photophoresis Promising, Versatile
Mitchel L. Zoler
page 18
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Across Specialties: Hygiene hypothesis revived


Rise in Autoimmune Disorders Linked to Vaccinations, ABx
Bruce Jancin
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Data Watch: Estimated Rates of Multiple Sclerosis Up 50%
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Across Specialties


Drug Update: Lipid Modification for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Events
Mitchel L. Zoler, Bruce Jancin
page 20
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Across Specialties: Would prevent 48,000 fractures


Covering Hip Protectors Saves Cash
Jeff Evans
page 21
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Across Specialties: Emphysema also a risk


Serum Albumin Tied to Mortality After Hip Fracture
Norra MacReady
page 21
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Across Specialties: Androgen deficiency underrecognized


Opioids Linked to Sexual, Mood Problems in Men
Nicholas Mulcahy
page 22
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Across Specialties: Small, open-label trial


Perimenstrual Migraines Fewer With Rofecoxib
Robert Finn
page 22
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Joint Decisions
page 23
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Frontmatter


Editorial Staff and Advisory Board
page A1
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