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Volume 3, Issue 5, Pages 1-46 (May 2004)

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News: Critical lack of orthopedics

Pa. Surgeons Lost To Liability Woes
Jennifer Silverman
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News: No benefit seen from anakinra

Switching Biologics Improved Response In Refractory RA: After failing on infliximab, 48% of patients achieved ACR 20 on etanercept
Nancy Walsh
pages 1-3
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News: Nearly 16,000 people studied

TNF Blockers May Reduce CHF Risk in RA Patients: Biologics cut the prevalence by a third
Bruce Jancin
pages 1-3
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Features

Vital Signs: Ten Highest Selling Prescription Drugs in 2003
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Vital Signs: Limits on Noneconomic Damages for Medical Malpractice, September 2003
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News: Incremental approach

Sen. Frist Continues to Push for Liability Reform Legislation
Mary Ellen Schneider
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News: Risk-benefit ratio deemed acceptable

FDA Rejects Consumer Group's Petition to Remove Leflunomide From the Market
Elizabeth Mechcatie
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News: Regardless of hypertriglyceridemic status

Raloxifene Found Favorable on Lipid Profiles
Bruce Jancin
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Opinion: Ask the Expert

Yoga for Arthritis
Marian Garfinkel
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Opinion: Pro & Con

Is it useful to label a patient with fibromyalgia?
L.Don Goldenberg, Frederick Wolfe
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Opinion: Guest Editorial

Start TNF Agents Early For PsA
Christopher Ritchlin
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Opinion

Letter
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Opinion: Guest Editorial

Our Relationship With Industry
Robert W. Rebar
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Osteoporosis: Longer rehab needed

Restore Nutritional Health Before Postfracture PT
Betsy Bates
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Osteoporosis: Doesn't compromise prevention

Stable Wrist Fractures Wear Short-Arm Casts Well
Betsy Bates
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Osteoporosis: Occur in osteopenia

Fragility Fractures Poorly Managed In HIV Patients
Sherry Boschert
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Osteoporosis: Independent assessment

GE's New Densitometer Measures Up to Old One
Damian McNamara
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Pediatric Rheumatology: Ponseti method helps avoid surgery

Series of Casts Straightens Ligaments in Clubfoot
Anne Scheck
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Pediatric Rheumatology: Reliance on steroids problematic

New Treatment Options Sought For Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Bruce Jancin
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Pediatric Rheumatology: Dx confirmation not required to begin Tx

Distinguish MAS, Systemic Juvenile Arthritis to Prevent Organ Damage
Patrice G.W. Norton
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Pediatric Rheumatology: CDC steps up surveillance

More Osteomyelitis Cases From MRSA Reported
Anne Scheck
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Pediatric Rheumatology: Emotional and psychological issues

Exhaustive History Often Key To Finding Cause of Back Pain
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Pediatric Rheumatology: Arthritis a risk if left untreated

Scrutinize Hip Pain for Signs of Impingement, Dislocation
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Pediatric Rheumatology: Multicenter, prospective study

Autologous Chondrocyte Implants Benefit Kids
Betsy Bates
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Lupus/CT Diseases: Multidisciplinary approach advised

Fibromyalgia Alters Sensory Volume Control
Kate Johnson
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Lupus/CT Diseases: Independent of effects of depression

Duloxetine Benefits Women With Fibromyalgia, Not Men
Steve Perlstein
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Lupus/CT Diseases: ASAS consensus provides comfort zone

Use of Biologics for Ankylosing Spondylitis Rises
Kate Johnson
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Lupus/CT Diseases: Race may play role in effectiveness

Rituximab, B-Cell Depletion Eyed as SLE Treatment
Patrice G.W. Norton
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Arthritis: Could be used to measure quality

New Gout Care Standards Take Aim at Rx Errors
Norra MacReady
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Arthritis: Purine-rich vegetables are not risky

12-Year Study Confirms Diet-Gout Link, With a Few Twists
Mary Ann Moon
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Arthritis: Acute gouty arthritis

Etoricoxib on a Par With Indomethacin for Pain Relief
Steve Perlstein
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Arthritis: Head-to-head trials

Patients Prefer Disk Replacement to Lumbar Fusion
Betsy Bates
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Arthritis: Slight pain relief

IDET Doesn't Avoid Surgery
Betsy Bates
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Arthritis: Not yet ready for prime time

Researchers Close In on CRP's Clinical Utility
Diana Mahoney
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Arthritis: Outcomes in 12 of 37 knees deemed ‘poor’

UniSpacer Implant Results Prove Disappointing
Anne Scheck
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Arthritis: Same-day surgery underway

Minimally-Invasive THR Shrinks Length of Stay
Anne Scheck
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Arthritis: No added benefit

Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty Unnecessary
Anne Scheck
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Across Specialties: Prevents falls

Home-Based Prehabilitation Slows Elderly Decline
Michele G. Sullivan
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Across Specialties: Brown dog ticks are the primary vector

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Outbreak in Arizona
Nancy Walsh
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Across Specialties: First long-term study

Full Recovery Elusive After West Nile Infection
Nancy Walsh
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Across Specialties: Testing needed

Supplement Regulation Pushed by Advocates
Steve Perlstein
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Across Specialties: Long-time dogmas are ‘wishful thinking’

New Humility Urged Regarding CAD in Women
Bruce Jancin
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Across Specialties: Experts debate role for osteoporosis

Estrogen Increases Stroke Risk, WHI Investigators Find
Kate Johnson
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Across Specialties: Study found 2% rate

Second Reactions to Sulfonamides Uncommon
Timothy F. Kirn
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Across Specialties

Drug Update: Overactive Bladder
Mitchel L. Zoler, Steve Perlstein
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Across Specialties: Improves physical, emotional functioning

Opioid Withdrawal Helps Chronic Pain Patients
Steve Perlstein
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Across Specialties: Potential for leaks

Duragesic Patch For Pain Recalled
Kerri Wachter
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Across Specialties: Data on 5,750 people

One-Third of Chronic Pain Patients Use CAM
Steve Perlstein
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Across Specialties: Prescribing confidence

Lack of Training Cuts Opioid Use
Steve Perlstein
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Practice Trends: Institute of Medicine report

Health Literacy InadequateFor 90 Million Americans
Michele G. Sullivan
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Practice Trends

Policy & Practice
Mary Ellen Schneider
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Practice Trends: Easier for rural physicians

Some Win, Others Lose Under Stark Version II
Jennifer Silverman
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Practice Trends: Handling incompetent patients

Advance Directives May Impede Good Patient Care
Jennifer Silverman
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Practice Trends: Association plans possible

Health Care Reform Not Likely This Election Year
Joyce Frieden
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Practice Trends: Pressure to generate revenue

Expect Consolidation in the Medical Device Industry
Joyce Frieden
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Practice Trends: Calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium

FDA Requires More Detailed Oral OTC Labels
Kerri Wachter
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Frontmatter

Editorial Staff and Advisory Board
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