Women who develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have evidence of immune activation years before the onset of symptoms, according to research reported in the March issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information
When Massachusetts voters elected Republican Scott Brown to the US Senate, they threw a wild card into the poker game called healthcare reform. Medscape Medical News
Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the level of disease activity at baseline and during the first 3 months of treatment is significantly associated with the level of disease activity at 1 year, according to findings published in the October issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information
Adjusted diabetes risk was lower in patients receiving a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor or hydroxychloroquine vs other nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. br / iMedscape Medical News/i