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.

SLE & Genetics

Systemic lupus erythematosus - The Lancet To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect.…

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Myositis

Causes of creatine kinase levels greater than 1000 IU/L in patients referred to rheumatology Patients with severely elevated creatine kinase (CK) concentrations are commonly referred to rheumatologists to evaluate for…

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

BeSt Trial and 10-Year Outcomes of Four Treatment Strategies Markusse and investigators from The Netherlands have reported their 10 year results of treating early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients using targeted… rheumnow.com…

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Tapering and discontinuation of TNF-α blockers without disease relapse using ultrasonography as a tool to identify patients with rheumatoid arthritis in clinical and histological remission <p>Translating research into clinical practice.…

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Gout

Gout - The Lancet To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect. www.thelancet.com Already…

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Osteoporosis

Insulin Use Linked to Increased Risk of Fracture in People With Type 2 Diabetes By Brian Hoyle... dgnews.docguide.com Tightening control of one metabolic disease (Diabetes Mellitus) may result in predisposition…

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Still's Disease

Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Still's Disease) Changing treatment paradigms in the biologic era the-rheumatologist.org Superhigh Ferritin spells trouble in Macrophage Activation Syndrome MAUI, HAWAII – The use of new classification…

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Food Allergy

Prevention of food allergy Integration of the vitamin D deficiency, hygiene, and dual-allergen exposure hypotheses. Sufficient levels of vitamin D, a diverse microbiota, and oral allergen… jacionline.org

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