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Parenteral MTX in Children With JIA Questioned A review of registry data suggests that oral MTX may be as effective as MTX injections in juvenile idiopathic arthritis, but some experts remain unconvinced.
Medscape Medical News, May 30, 2012
Usual Tools Underestimate CVD Risk in RA Neither Framingham nor Reynolds CVD risk scores do a good job of predicting cardiovascular disease in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
Medscape Medical News, May 28, 2012

APS Yoga Shows Promise in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2012
Hand Surgery Helpful for RA Associated Deformities
Reuters Health Information, May 16, 2012
FDA Panel Recommends Tofacitinib Approval for RA
Medscape Medical News, May 9, 2012
US Panel Seen Backing Pfizer's Arthritis Drug Hope
Reuters Health Information, May 4, 2012

Rheumatoid Arthritis Perspectives

Early Treatment of RA Is Critical -- But What Is 'Early'? Kevin Deane, MD, considers how clinicians can begin disease-modifying therapies earlier in patients with new-onset RA.
Medscape Rheumatology, May 24, 2012
Bisphosphonates and Joint Replacement: Good News Sandra Fryhofer, MD, describes a study showing that the use of bisphosphonates before joint replacement surgery improves outlook.
Medscape Internal Medicine, April 24, 2012

Joint Pain After Lymphoma: A Case Study
Medscape Rheumatology, April 4, 2012
Do Patients and Docs See Eye to Eye on RA?
Medscape Rheumatology, March 19, 2012
Do Statins Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Arthritis?
Medscape Rheumatology, February 6, 2012
Metal to the Metal: Perspective on Hip Replacement
UCSD School of Medicine, January 19, 2012

Journals

Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Activity of Pateclizumab
Arthritis Research & Therapy, May 30, 2012
Intensive Treatment and Holiday of TNF-inhibitors in RA
Current Opinion in Rheumatology, May 29, 2012
Abatacept Versus Other Biologics in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis Research & Therapy, May 23, 2012
A Personalized Medicine Approach to Biologic Treatment of RA
Rheumatology, May 15, 2012
Low Blood Glucose in Patients Treated With TNF-a Inhibitors
Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 27, 2012

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