This finding adds to the growing body of evidence supporting the value of initiating statin therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients, especially those with evidence of coronary heart disease. Medscape Medical News
Provisional criteria for the classification of polymyalgia rheumatica are expected to improve clinical research and help establish a basis for clinically useable diagnostic standards. Medscape Medical News
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with methotrexate appear to be at elevated risk of melanoma compared with the general population, according to an Australian cohort study reported in the June 15 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. Reuters Health Information
A review of the current literature and summary of the main principles found between viral infections and the subsequent production of autoantibodies. Current Opinion in Rheumatology
