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Growing Cannabis Use in Arthritis Patients

Jack Cush, MD

The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases reports a significant increased in cannabis use amongst arthritis patients between 2014-2019, suggesting patients are more frequently engaged in self-management of pain and the unmet need for a pain relieving, opioid-sparing alternative.

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Uric Acid: A Major Player in the Metabolic Syndrome

Jack Cush, MD

An open source, free read from the European Journal of Internal Medicine discusses how uric acid has evolved from the toxic cause of gout and nephrolithiasis and evolved, by way of science, into a pleiotropic recidivist in the evolution of obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, renal disease, hypertension, fatty liver, and cardiovascular disease.

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Weight Loss to Avert Risk of Gout

Jack Cush, MD

Analysis of the NHANES population survey data shows weight gain during adulthood increases the risk of gout and that maintaining normal weight could reduce the overall gout risk by nearly 33%.

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RWCS Highlights - Day 3

Rachel Tate, DO

Day 3 report from the 2021 RWCS meeting in Maui (and virtually) includes pearls from the PsA 2020 Year in Review; fact vs. fiction on evidence based medicine: diet and rheumatic diseases; hot topics in allergy/immunology; and pediatric rheumatology highlights.

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Four Lifestyle Changes to Prevent Gout

MedPage Today

JAMA Open Network reports that reducing four particular risk factors for gout could slash incident cases in men.

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RheumNow Podcast - The Elusive Hand OA Problem (12.13.19)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush recaps the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.

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CAM Use is Common in Psoriasis

Jack Cush, MD

The July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology reports that patients with psoriasis are frequent users of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) largely because of disatisfaction with traditional medications.

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RheumNow Podcast – A Tofa Two-fer (4.12.19)

Jack Cush, MD

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past week on RheumNow.com

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Dietary Supplements Fail to Reduce Mortality Risks

Jack Cush, MD

An NIH funded prospective study has shown that the use of daily dietary supplements was not associated with a subsequent lowering of mortality risk.

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Fighting fire with butyrate 🔥🚒 ♦️probiotics and prebiotics Dr. Nisha Manek on inflammation and butyrate - it reduces gut inflamm thru the NFKB pathway #ACR25 @RheumNow https://t.co/19XTrKn1iN

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Can fiber make methotrexate work better? (LB15) In a placebo-controlled Superfibers RCT, inulin 12 g/day improved EULAR response & Th17/Treg ratio in RA among MTX users. @RheumNow #ACR25 https://t.co/awMRNloNw5

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Jiha Lee JihaRheum ( View Tweet)
Does fiber boost MTX efficacy? LB15: Fiber + MTX led to 📉 Greater drop in DAS28 (–1.00 vs –0.34 placebo) 🧬 ↓ Th17 cells & Th17/Treg ratio Some food for thought @RheumNow #ACR25 https://t.co/VhLVP1nRy2

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Akhil Sood MD, MS AkhilSoodMD ( View Tweet)
#Probiotics +#methotrexate giving far more #remission in #rheumatoid #arthritis than #MTX alone? Seems fishy…. oops - #fish #oil #omega3 #fatty #acids do work! not sure re the huge benefit of ‘immunebiotics’ #EULAR2025 @RheumNow @eular_org abst#POS0483 https://t.co/STQuaOkBcY

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Janet Pope Janetbirdope ( View Tweet)

Extract of purple sweet potato ANTHOCYANINS (PSPA) studied in CIA animal model of #RA; Rats Rx w PBO or PSPA (10, 20, or 40 mg/kg) x14days. 40mg/kg dose reduced synovitis, altered gut microbiota (Akkermansia, Lactobacillus) decr RF & cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-18) https://t.co/UjPFEuTU1S
Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Metanalysis of 11 studies shows that curcumin (tumeric) can reduce pain, muscle damage and inflammation in athletes following vigorous physical exercise. "pre- and post-exercise curcumin consumption.. assoc w/ better outcomes in muscle recovery, pain & antioxidant capacity"… https://t.co/J07UId683Y

Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended AGAINST use of vitamin D +/- Ca for the primary prevention of fractures (or falls) in postmenopausal women/men > 60 years of age. or older.https://t.co/1bUBqTVaX0 https://t.co/AXWxduVkOT

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Dr. John Cush RheumNow ( View Tweet)
Food for thought 🤔 Abstract 1900 found non-diet soda and certain supplements (folate, B-vitamins, fish oil) were higher among individuals with incident SpA compared to controls @RheumNow #ACR24 https://t.co/qUXcxSfTxE

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Akhil Sood MD AkhilSoodMD ( View Tweet)
Poll results are in! 50% of those that responded note that they recommend breathing exercises, yoga, and increase dietary intake of turmeric and ginger to their RA patients! #ACR20 @RheumNow https://t.co/04vOUOzRtj

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Meral K. El Ramahi, MD MeralElRamahiMD ( View Tweet)

Do you recommend Omega-3 fish oil (2-9 grams per day) to your patients with RA (doubled blinded RCT in 140 pts w/ recent onset of RA showed increased likelihood of achieving remission & less failure of triple therapy in high-dose fish oil group). #ACR20 @RheumNow @LCalabreseDO

Meral K. El Ramahi, MD MeralElRamahiMD ( View Tweet)

Incredible lecture on the highest of therapeutics for rheumatoid arthritis by @BrighamWomens Dr Michael Weinblatt. Love this screen shot of A to Z for therapies prior to the methotrexate era. Z=Zero therapy (do nothing). Incredible advances since then! https://t.co/AOIMBJiulo
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