Research Rheum

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Research Provides Insight into Preclinical Rheumatic Disease

Mary Beth Nierengarten | February 1, 2014

Data offer clues to role of mucosal biology in etiology of rheumatoid arthrits and early pathology of rheumatic diseases

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Diagnostic,Treatment Approaches Evolve for Kawasaki Disease

Mary Beth Nierengarten | February 1, 2014

New data examine infliximab as a treatment option, and updated diagnostic criteria aids physicians in recognizing KD and detecting cardiac involvement in patients

Pharmacy-based Arthritis Screening Debuts in Canada

Kurt Ullman | February 1, 2014

Co-sponsored program between the Ministry of Health and pharmacy chain tasks pharmacists with screening people for knee osteoarthritis

Letters: A Word of Caution on Colchicine Study

Gurjit S. Kaeley, MRCP | February 1, 2014

A rheumatologist warns against generalizing findings of the study reported in “Colchine Effective for Acute Pericarditis” [published online October 31, 2013] to all patients with rheumatic diseases

Parents Give Back after Watching Daughter’s Struggle with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Staff | February 1, 2014

Diagnosis prompts Steve and Debbie Russell to support the Rheumatology Research Foundation

2014 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium Scheduled April 3–6 in Orlando, Florida

Staff | February 1, 2014

Conference to feature practice management tips and latest findings in clinical, translational, and basic research on treating rheumatic diseases in children

Rheuminations: Road to Success in Medicine May Be Paved with Failure

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | February 1, 2014

How healthcare has benefited from breakthrough discoveries related to bovine spongiform encephalitis, H. pylori ulcer disease, and properdin by researchers who persevered despite criticism from skeptics

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Better Care for Pediatric Rheumatology Patients On Horizon

Susan Bernstein | February 1, 2014

A robust workforce, flourishing clinical trials, broad patient registries, and consensus treatment protocols contribute to improvements for the subspecialty

Interleukin 1-alpha Is Critical for Establishment of Inflammatory Lung Disease

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | January 21, 2014

New research clarifies the role of fibroblasts in chronic lung disease. (posted Jan. 21)

Does Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Increase Cardiovascular Burden?

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | January 14, 2014

Long-term use of TNFα inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis is associated with both gains in fat mass and a shift in fat mass to the visceral region. (posted Jan. 14)