Prospective studies of vitamin D in systemic lupus erythematosus are limited, but most cross-sectional studies show an inverse relationship between levels of vitamin D and disease activity. Current Opinion in Rheumatology
In a randomized controlled trial, oral prednisolone and naproxen were equally effective in the initial treatment of gouty arthritis at 4 days. Medscape Medical News
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) appear to have a higher heart attack rate than the general population, researchers from France report in the October 1st online Arthritis Care & Research. Reuters Health Information
In most patients with rheumatoid arthritis, targeting a combination of DMARDs to remission with tight clinical controls results in low radiologic progression. Medscape Medical News
The common current practice of giving a high dose regimen of colchicine every hour for 6 hours for the early treatment of acute gout flare should be abandoned. Faculty of 1000 Medicine
