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.

Anti-TNF

Etanercept May Lower Alzheimers Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis A group of investigators assessed the frequency of AD in and inflammatory disorder, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and if effective therapy with TNF-α…

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Anti-TNF

Anticytokines Shown To Reduce Cardiovascular Risks in RA Patients Professor Aida Babaeva compared cardiovascular effects of immunotherapy plus standard treatments to those evident with the standard treatment alone,… hcplive.com|By Ryan…

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Abatacept

CHMP Issues Positive Opinion for ORENCIA® (abatacept) in the Treatment of Highly Active and Progressive Disease in Adult Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis not Previously Treated with Methotrexate in the EU…

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Tocilizumab

Gastrointestinal Perforation Risk increased for Tofacitinib and Tocilizumab Gastrointestinal perforations (GIP) are not historically believed to be a common or uncommon complication. Hence, when this was noted in the tocilizumab…

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Fluoroquinolones

Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Drugs: Drug Safety Communication - FDA Advises Restricting Use for Certain Uncomplicated Infections Use associated with disabling and potentially permanent side effects of the tendons, muscles, joints, nerves,…

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Osteoporosis

Glucocorticoid exposure and fracture risk in patients with new-onset rheumatoid arthritis Retrospective claims analysis indicated that high levels of daily and cumulative doses of systemic glucocorticoids were associated with elevated…

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Osteoporosis

MORES Bests FRAX as Screening Tool for Osteoporosis in Men The MORES score based on clinical risk factors alone identifies more men at risk for osteoporosis than the more complex…

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Low Back Pain

Prevention of Low Back Pain This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses randomized clinical trials that have evaluated interventions to prevent episodes of low back pain. archinte.jamanetwork.com It appears that exercise…

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Gout

2016 updated EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the management of Gout Background New drugs and new evidence concerning the use of established treatments have become available since the publication of the…

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Vaccination

Tips on Vaccinating Patients with Rheumatic Diseases CHICAGO—In October of last year, a 52-year-old woman came to see Kevin Winthrop, MD, MPH, associate professor in infectious diseases, public health and…

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