The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
My highly opinionated news-blog draws inspiration from both the science and the art of Rheumatology.

Rare Diseases

Hereditary Angioedema: Definition, Diagnosis, and Guidelines Prompt and effective treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is paramount for all those affected. Primary care clinicians, who are an important part of the……

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Gout

Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Have Elevated Monosodium Urate Deposits A considerable number of patients who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis display periarticular… www.hcplive.com Thinking Aloud, Rethinking Gout: RHEUMATOLOGISTS BEWARE, possibly controversial…

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2015 Gout Classification Criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative Existing criteria for the classification of gout have suboptimal sensitivity and/or specificity, and were developed at…

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"The King of Diseases" Gout | Arthritis Basics | CDC Gout is a rheumatic disease resulting from deposition of uric acid crystals (monosodium urate) in tissues and fluids within the…

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Oral Steroids and NSAIDs are Equally Safe and Effective for Acute Gout A large, multicenter randomized trial found that oral prednisolone and oral indomethacin were equally effective at reducing acute…

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Uric acid and evolution Uric acid (UA) is the end product of purine metabolism in humans due to the loss of uricase activity by various mutations of its gene during…

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Uricosuric Drugs: Past and Future Therapy for Hyperuricemia? Promising new drugs could increase the renal clearance of uric acid and thereby provide better control of hyperuricemia. www.medscape.com Even as I post,…

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Effects on Uric Acid Metabolism of the Drugs except the Antihyperuricemics Effects on Uric Acid Metabolism of the Drugs except the Antihyperuricemics, Journal of Bioequivalence & Bioavailability. www.omicsonline.org Recent research…

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"THE DISEASE OF KINGS" ABCG2 dysfunction increases the risk of renal overload hyperuricemia Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids. 2014;33(4-6):266-74. doi: 10.1080/15257770.2013.866679.… www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|By Matsuo H , et al. "THE DISEASE OF KINGS"…

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Drug Allergy

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis This review summarizes up-to-date insights and provides current management guidelines for Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, two… www.medscape.com This is probably the most…

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