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Prednisolone Reduced Pain by a Third in Knee OA

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: July 6, 2012

Major finding: WOMAC pain scores fell –3.4 for patients with knee OA who were on prednisolone and –0.4 for those on placebo.Data Sourc...

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Delaying Adalimumab Tx Impairs Long-Term Response

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: July 6, 2012

Major Finding: Radiographic damage was significantly less in patients who initially received either dose of adalimumab in year 1, with a lower mea...

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Rosuvastatin Lessened Endothelial Dysfunction in SSc

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: June 13, 2012

Major finding: Rosuvastatin increased low-mediated dilatation in systemic sclerosis from 2.3% to 5.7%.Data source: The data come from a case-serie...

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Weight Contributes to Anti-TNF Response in PsA

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: June 12, 2012

Major finding: Minimal disease activity is achieved more often by obese PsA patients who lose at least 5% of their body weight than by those who d...

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OCA Graft Survivorship 82% at 10 Years

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: May 21, 2012

Major finding: OCA of the femoral condyle improved pain and function with graft survivorship of 82% at 10 years.Data source: Long-term follow up of...

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OARSI Debate: Are Mechanics Just Another Cytokine?

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: May 18, 2012

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Patients Overestimate Their Walking Disability

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: May 9, 2012

Major Finding: Observer evaluation of walking ability was strongly associated with the timed walk (ANOVA r2 = 0.58; P less than .001) and "get up a...

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Dieting Yields Favorable Biomechanical, Inflammatory Changes in OA

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: May 7, 2012

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Weight Loss/Exercise Program Prevents Knee OA

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: May 7, 2012

Major Finding: Overweight women who followed a diet and exercise program for 2.5 years showed an incidence of knee OA of 10%, versus 25% on placeb...

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Early Cartilage Loss Predicts Knee Replacement

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: May 2, 2012

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Knowledge of New Mutation in ALS, Dementia Grows

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: April 20, 2012

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Joint Surgery Growing Less Common in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: January 31, 2012

Major Finding: Joint reconstructive procedures were significantly associated with mortality (HR, 2.6; 95% CI, 1.8-3.9; P less than .001), whereas ...

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Beware Skyrocketing Knee Arthroplasty Rates in Younger Patients

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: January 25, 2012

Major Finding: TKAs increased from 0.5 to 65 operations per 100,000 inhabitants aged 30-59 years during 1980-2006 in Finland.Data Source: A populat...

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Prior Glucocorticoid Therapy Influences Infection Risk in RA

Author:: Becky McCall

Publish date: January 18, 2012

Major Finding: A 5 mg/day dose of prednisolone over 3 years confers a cumulative increase in risk of serious infection of 100% (OR, 2.00)Data Sour...