Highlights from the Delhi Rheumatology Association Meeting 2008 include discussion of issues and key differences in the practice of rheumatology in India and in the United States. Medscape Rheumatology
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with synovial lymphocyte aggregates respond better to the anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agent infliximab than those with only diffuse leukocyte infiltration, researchers from the Netherlands report. Reuters Health Information
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis on methotrexate (MTX) is scheduled for surgery; should MTX be discontinued, and if so, for how long? Medscape Rheumatology
Data from a long-term safety analysis of abatacept in rheumatoid arthritis suggest that abatacept is safe; the study revealed no new safety signals. Medscape Medical News