Few studies have investigated the basis for the difference in clinical response to TNF-alpha blockade therapy. Can pre-treatment synovial TNF-alpha or IL-1 expression predict TNF blockade response? Rheumatology
Hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women appears to affect neither the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) nor the severity of arthritis, researchers report in the March 15th issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information
Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging may prove helpful in distinguishing between psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis. American Journal of Roentgenology
The ACR has just updated the 2008 recommendations on the use of DMARDs and biologics in RA to include new drugs, switching between drugs, new vaccines, and more on TB screening. Medscape Medical News
