Conditions

Subcategories:Axial Spondyloarthritis Gout and Crystalline Arthritis Guidelines Myositis Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Other Rheumatic Conditions Pain Syndromes Pediatric Conditions Psoriatic Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Sjögren’s Disease Soft Tissue Pain Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Sclerosis Vasculitis

Pain Treatment Will to Become More Targeted as Knowledge of Pain Mechanics Increases

Thomas R. Collins | March 21, 2013

The notion of pain as just a peripheral, or strictly stimulus-driven, phenomenon is over.

Tips for Myositis Management

Thomas R. Collins | March 19, 2013

Differentiating between subgroups of myositis is a diagnostic challenge for physicians, but using some guiding principles can be helpful,

Pain Treatment Will to Become More Targeted as Knowledge of Pain Mechanics Increases Bad

Thomas R. Collins | March 18, 2013

The notion of pain as just a peripheral, or strictly stimulus-driven, phenomenon is over.

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Genes Not the Only Factor in Susceptibility to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Susan Bernstein | March 1, 2013

Epigenetics, innate immunity, and environmental stresses such as smoking could have more influence than scientists once believed

Letter: Should We Monitor Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia?

William Treuhaft, MD | March 1, 2013

Why have physicians stopped routine screening for hyperuricemia and is there any value to this screening?

Letter: There’s No Reason Now to Screen for Uric Acid

Robert H. Shmerling, MD | March 1, 2013

Screening was common in the 1970s and before, but new studies demonstrate that most hyperuricemia patients never developed gout or kidney stones, so enthusiasm for screening waned

In Memoriam: Rheumatology Loses Dedicated Pediatric Rheumatologist

Staff | March 1, 2013

Suzanne L. Bowyer, MD served as chief of the division of rheumatology at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis and director of the fellowship program from 2003 until 2012

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Fatigue for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis Rooted in Physiological and Psychological Factors

Mary Beth Nierengarten | March 1, 2013

Researchers find that genes, gender, and cognition all contribute to fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Physicians Find Treatment Options Limited for Scleroderma Bowel Disease

Thomas R. Collins | March 1, 2013

With few proven medical treatments for scleroderma bowel disease, physicians often recommend a lifestyle change for patients as a first treatment option

ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: What Rheumatologists Need to Know about the New Oral Anticoagulants

Mary Beth Nierengarten | March 1, 2013

A hematologist outlines how the new drugs can help treat coagulation triggered by rheumatological diseases