This is a selection of articles from the March 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Rheumatology headlines.
Prognosis of Refractory Neurosarcoidosis Altered By Thalidomide: A Case Report
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Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - March 31, 2008 Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: info
Long-term Data Confirm Benefit of Vertebroplasty for Back Pain Relief After Osteoporotic Vertebral Collapse
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Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - March 31, 2008 Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: info
Advances in the genetics of rheumatoid arthritis point to subclassification into distinct disease subsets
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Source: Arthritis Research and Therapy - March 31, 2008 Authors: Annette HM van der Helm-van Mil and Tom WJ Huizinga Source Type: info
Antibodies and other biomarkers - pathological consequences (2).
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Ehrenstein M, Alves J Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
Systemic lupus erythematosus in the Fars Province of Iran.
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Nazarinia M, Ghaffarpasand F, Shamsdin A, Karimi A, Abbasi N, Amiri A Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
High concomitance of disease marker autoantibodies in anti-DFS70/LEDGF autoantibody-positive patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease.
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Muro Y, Sugiura K, Morita Y, Tomita Y Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
Therapeutic potential (2).
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Silverman G, Linnik M Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
Successful use of rituximab in acquired C1 inhibitor deficiency secondary to Sjogren's syndrome.
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Sánchez-Cano D, Callejas-Rubio J, Lara-Jiménez M, López-Trascasa M, Circadi M, Ortego-Centeno N Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
Severe digital ischemia-a presenting symptom of malignancy-associated antiphospholipid syndrome.
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Grossman A, Gafter-Gvili A, Green H, Ben Aharon I, Stemmer S, Molad Y, Krause I Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
Introduction to a systemic lupus erythematosus - biomarkers meeting held at University College London on 23rd and 24th February 2007.
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Isenberg D, Ehrenstein M, Rahman A Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
Therapeutic potential (1).
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Zack DJ, Isenberg D Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
E/E' ratio is more sensitive than E/A ratio for detection of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Lee SW, Park MC, Park YB, Lee SK Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
Autoantibodies and other biomarkers - pathological consequences (1).
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Giles I, Putterman C Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
Pathogenic factors for the development of lupus nephritis.
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Mason Lj, Berden J Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
Time to seizure occurrence and damage in PROFILE, a multi-ethnic systemic lupus erythematosus cohort.
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Source: Lupus - March 29, 2008 Authors: Ramsey-Goldman R, Alarcón G, McGwin G, Petri M, Vilá L, Edberg J, Reveille J, Kimberly R Tags: Lupus Source Type: info
[Association between histopathologic type II synovitis and increased amounts of pyridinoline in synovial tissue samples in rheumatoid arthritis.]
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Source: Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie - March 29, 2008 Authors: Wernicke D, Voigt A, Müller A, Schmidt WA, Stiehl P, Hein G Tags: Z Rheumatol Source Type: info
Etanercept Effective for Ankylosing Spondylitis Over Long Term
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Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - March 28, 2008 Tags: Rheumatology Source Type: info
Introduction to special section: Cost and social and psychological impact of rheumatic diseases
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 28, 2008 Authors: Edward Yelin, Patricia Katz Tags: Editorial Source Type: info
Intracellular and surface RANKL are differentially regulated in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
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Source: Rheumatology International - March 28, 2008 Tags: Rheumatology International Source Type: info
A novel exogenous concentration-gradient collagen scaffold augments full-thickness articular cartilage repair.
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Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - March 28, 2008 Authors: Mimura T, Imai S, Kubo M, Isoya E, Ando K, Okumura N, Matsusue Y Tags: Osteoarthritis Cartilage Source Type: info
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis with severe cardiac involvement in an infant: a case report
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Source: Clinical Rheumatology - March 27, 2008 Tags: Clinical Rheumatology Source Type: info
Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as pancytopenia: case report and review of the literature
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Source: Rheumatology International - March 27, 2008 Tags: Rheumatology International Source Type: info
Serotonin mediates PGE2 overexpression through 5-HT2A and 5-HT3 receptor subtypes in serum-free tissue culture of macrophage-like synovial cells
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Source: Rheumatology International - March 27, 2008 Tags: Rheumatology International Source Type: info
Catalase
−262C>T polymorphism in systemic lupus erythematosus in Poland
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Source: Rheumatology International - March 27, 2008 Tags: Rheumatology International Source Type: info
High titer of serum antiphospholipid antibody levels in adult Henoch-Schönlein purpura and cutaneous leukocytoclastic angiitis
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 27, 2008 Authors: Tamihiro Kawakami, Masahide Yamazaki, Masako Mizoguchi, Yoshinao Soma Tags: Antiphospholipid Antibodies Source Type: info
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Thomas J. A. Lehman Tags: Letters Source Type: info
T cell polarization identifies distinct clinical phenotypes in scleroderma lung disease
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Francesco Boin, Umberto De Fanis, Susan J. Bartlett, Fredrick M. Wigley, Antony Rosen, Vincenzo Casolaro Tags: Systemic Sclerosis Source Type: info
Articular cartilage repair using dedifferentiated articular chondrocytes and bone morphogenetic protein 4 in a rabbit model of articular cartilage defects
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Lin Lin, Chunyan Zhou, Xuelei Wei, Yu Hou, Liheng Zhao, Xin Fu, Jiying Zhang, Changlong Yu Tags: Cartilage Biology Source Type: info
Fitness, fatigue, disease activity, and quality of life in pediatric lupus
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 27, 2008 Authors: Kristin M. Houghton, Lori B. Tucker, James E. Potts, Donald C. Mckenzie Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis Source Type: info
Changes in surgical loads and economic burden of hip and knee replacements in the US: 1997-2004
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 27, 2008 Authors: Sunny Kim Tags: Special Articles Source Type: info
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Craig M. Flory Tags: Letters Source Type: info
The risk of infection associated with tumor necrosis factor [alpha] antagonists: Making sense of epidemiologic evidence
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Daniel H. Solomon, Mark Lunt, Sebastian Schneeweiss Tags: Special Articles Source Type: info
CD200-FC, a novel antiarthritic biologic agent that targets proinflammatory cytokine expression in the joints of mice with collagen-induced arthritis
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Egle [Scaron]imelyte, Gabriel Criado, David Essex, Robert A. Uger, Marc Feldmann, Richard O. Williams Tags: Experimental Arthritis Source Type: info
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Judith A. M. Wessels, Sjoerd M. van der Kooij, Tom W. J. Huizinga, Henk-Jan Guchelaar Tags: Letters Source Type: info
Pulmonary capillary endothelial metabolic dysfunction: Severity in pulmonary arterial hypertension related to connective tissue disease versus idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: David Langleben, Stylianos E. Orfanos, Michele Giovinazzo, Andrew Hirsch, Murray Baron, Jean-Luc Senécal, Apostolos Armaganidis, John D. Catravas Tags: Systemic Sclerosis Source Type: info
Differential expression of vasoactive intestinal peptide and its functional receptors in human osteoarthritic and rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Yasmina Juarranz, Irene Gutiérrez-Cañas, Begoña Santiago, Mar Carrión, José L. Pablos, Rosa P. Gomariz Tags: Osteoarthritis Basic Science Studies Source Type: info
Inspire before you retire
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Neal S. Birnbaum Tags: Special Articles Source Type: info
Benefits and risks of ankylosing spondylitis treatment with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: I. H. Song, D. A. Poddubnyy, M. Rudwaleit, J. Sieper Tags: Special Articles Source Type: info
Early aggressive care and symptomatic recovery from whiplash: Comment on the article by Côté et al
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 27, 2008 Authors: Arthur C. Croft Tags: Letters Source Type: info
Association of interleukin-23 receptor variants with ankylosing spondylitis
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Proton Rahman, Robert D. Inman, Dafna D. Gladman, Jeff P. Reeve, Lynette Peddle, Walter P. Maksymowych Tags: Ankylosing Spondylitis Source Type: info
Sialic acid-binding Ig-like lectin 1 expression in inflammatory and resident monocytes is a potential biomarker for monitoring disease activity and success of therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Robert Biesen, Cemal Demir, Fidan Barkhudarova, Joachim R. Grün, Marta Steinbrich-Zöllner, Marina Backhaus, Thomas Häupl, Martin Rudwaleit, Gabriela Riemekasten, Andreas Radbruch, Falk Hiepe, Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester, Andreas Grützkau Tags: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Clinical Studies Source Type: info
Coexpression of two mesenchymal cadherins, cadherin 11 and N-cadherin, on murine fibroblast-like synoviocytes
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Sandeep K. Agarwal, David M. Lee, Hans P. Kiener, Michael B. Brenner Tags: Synovium and Tendon Biology Source Type: info
MEK/ERK pathway inhibitors as a treatment for inflammatory arthritis might result in the development of lupus: Comment on the article by Thiel et al
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Amr H. Sawalha, Bruce Richardson Tags: Letters Source Type: info
Requirement of toll-like receptor 7 for pristane-induced production of autoantibodies and development of murine lupus nephritis
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Emina Savarese, Christian Steinberg, Rahul D. Pawar, Wolfgang Reindl, Shizuo Akira, Hans-Joachim Anders, Anne Krug Tags: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Basic Science Studies Source Type: info
The cutaneous lupus disease activity and severity index as a validated outcome measure for cutaneous lupus erythematosus: Comment on the article by Stamm et al
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 27, 2008 Authors: Michael Krathen, Joerg Albrecht, Victoria P. Werth Tags: Letters Source Type: info
Disability in valued life activities among individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 27, 2008 Authors: Patricia Katz, Anne Morris, Laura Trupin, Jinoos Yazdany, Edward Yelin Tags: Special Articles Source Type: info
Altered expression of MicroRNA in synovial fibroblasts and synovial tissue in rheumatoid arthritis
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Joanna Stanczyk, Deena M. Leslie Pedrioli, Fabia Brentano, Olga Sanchez-Pernaute, Christoph Kolling, Renate E. Gay, Michael Detmar, Steffen Gay, Diego Kyburz Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis Basic Science Studies Source Type: info
The influence of age at symptom onset and length of followup on mortality in patients with recent-onset inflammatory polyarthritis
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Sophia M. Naz, Tracey M. Farragher, Diane K. Bunn, Deborah P. M. Symmons, Ian N. Bruce Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Studies Source Type: info
Biologic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis in the medicare program: A cost-effectiveness analysis
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Allan J. Wailoo, Nick Bansback, Alan Brennan, Kaleb Michaud, Richard M. Nixon, Fred Wolfe Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Studies Source Type: info
High prevalence of temporomandibular joint arthritis at disease onset in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, as detected by magnetic resonance imaging but not by ultrasound
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Pamela F. Weiss, Bita Arabshahi, Ann Johnson, Larissa T. Bilaniuk, Deborah Zarnow, Anne Marie Cahill, Chris Feudtner, Randy Q. Cron Tags: Childhood Arthritis Source Type: info
Comparison of the health assessment questionnaire disability index and the short form 36 physical functioning subscale using Rasch analysis: Comment on the article by Taylor and McPherson
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 27, 2008 Authors: James F. Fries, Bonnie Bruce, Matthias Rose Tags: Letters Source Type: info
In vivo delivery of lentiviral vectors expressing vasoactive intestinal peptide complementary DNA as gene therapy for collagen-induced arthritis
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Mario Delgado, Miguel G. Toscano, Karim Benabdellah, Marien Cobo, Francisco O'Valle, Elena Gonzalez-Rey, Francisco Mart[inodot]´n Tags: Experimental Arthritis Source Type: info
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Johannes von Kempis, Wilke Beuthien Tags: Letters Source Type: info
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Source: Arthritis Care and Research - March 27, 2008 Authors: Pierre Côté, J. David Cassidy, Linda Carroll Tags: Letters Source Type: info
Familial clustering of non-nuclear autoantibodies and C3 and C4 complement components in systemic lupus erythematosus
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Saowalak Hunnangkul, Dorothea Nitsch, Benjamin Rhodes, Sapna Chadha, Cheri A. Roberton, Pedro Pessôa-Lopes, Peter J. Norsworthy, Michelle M. A. Fernando, Peter Charles, Charles Mackworth-Young, David A. Isenberg, John C. Whittaker, Timothy J. Vyse Tags: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Basic Science Studies Source Type: info
Results of a two-year followup study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis who received a combination of abatacept and methotrexate
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Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - March 27, 2008 Authors: Joel M. Kremer, Harry K. Genant, Larry W. Moreland, Anthony S. Russell, Paul Emery, Carlos Abud-Mendoza, Jacek Szechi[nacute]ski, Tracy Li, Julie Teng, Jean-Claude Becker, René Westhovens Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Studies Source Type: info
Conservative treatment of lateral epicondylitis: comparison of two different orthotic devices
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Source: Clinical Rheumatology - March 26, 2008 Tags: Clinical Rheumatology Source Type: info
An unexpected cause of a febrile patient with huge splenomegaly
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Source: Clinical Rheumatology - March 26, 2008 Tags: Clinical Rheumatology Source Type: info
Medical Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Source: Medscape Rheumatology Headlines - March 25, 2008 Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: info
Health Tip: Have Hives?
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Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - March 25, 2008 Source Type: info
Levofloxacin (Levaquin) Resistance Seen in Pediatric Pneumococcal Disease
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Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - March 24, 2008 Source Type: info
Health Tip: Weight-Bearing Exercises Strengthen Bones
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Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - March 24, 2008 Source Type: info
Amgen And Wyeth Announce Updates To U.S. Prescribing Information For Enbrel(R)
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Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today - March 24, 2008 Source Type: info
Efficacy of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in Japanese patients with steroid-resistant polymyositis and dermatomyositis
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Source: Modern Rheumatology - March 24, 2008 Tags: Modern Rheumatology Source Type: info
Varicella–zoster virus hepatitis in polymyositis
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Source: Modern Rheumatology - March 24, 2008 Tags: Modern Rheumatology Source Type: info
Should subchondral bone turnover be targeted when treating osteoarthritis?
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Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - March 22, 2008 Authors: Karsdal MA, Leeming DJ, Dam EB, Henriksen K, Alexandersen P, Pastoureau P, Altman RD, Christiansen C Tags: Osteoarthritis Cartilage Source Type: info
Tocilizumab (Actemra) Found Effective in RA and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
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Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology - March 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Characteristics and medical management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis
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Source: Clinical Rheumatology - March 21, 2008 Tags: Clinical Rheumatology Source Type: info
Stanger bath therapy for ankylosing spondylitis: illusion or reality?
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Source: Clinical Rheumatology - March 21, 2008 Tags: Clinical Rheumatology Source Type: info
International ACTEMRA Rheumatoid Arthritis Study Highlighted In The Lancet
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Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today - March 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Children: Tips for Choosing a Pediatrician
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Source: MedicineNet Arthritis General - March 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Effect of an exercise and dietary intervention on serum biomarkers in overweight and obese adults with osteoarthritis of the knee.
