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Rheumatology health professionals seeking continuing education should include the ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting on their list of must-attend meetings. No other conference offers more in rheumatic disease education and research, and this meeting provides a forum to network with over 11,000 physicians, scientists, and health professionals.

Unique Meeting Accelerates RA Research

From the College | September 1, 2010

More than 50 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) investigators from across the U.S. recently met in Ft. Worth, Texas, to share information, present data and results from their innovative RA research projects, and brainstorm ways to work more closely together to find a cure for the disease.

French Scientist Honored with International Award

Sarah Gelotte | September 1, 2010

Pierre Miossec, MD, of the department of immunology and rheumatology at the Hospital Eduoard Herriot and professor of clinical immunology of Claude Bernard University, both in Lyon, France, was awarded the Carol Nachman Prize for Rheumatology this May in Wiesbaden, Germany. The award promotes clinical, therapeutic, and experimental studies in rheumatology and is the highest international honor for rheumatology research. Dr. Miossec, a long-time researcher of the role of cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), was honored for his discoveries of the functions of the T cell–derived cytokine interleukin-17 (IL-17) in this inflammatory disease.

The Bullet of Nature: From Disease to Delays, Fate Works in Mysterious Ways

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD | September 1, 2010

Whether it is disease or delays, fate works in mysterious ways

REF’s Campaign to Support RA Research Nears its Initial Funding Target

Stanley B. Cohen, MD and E. William St.Clair, MD | September 1, 2010

The REF’s campaign to support RA research nears its initial funding target