Expanding Global Biosimilar Market
Between 2010 and 2013, $95 billion in branded pharmaceutical patents will have expired, leading to significantly higher sales opportunities for those manufacturing generics and biosimilars.
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AMA Requests 2-Year Grace Period for ICD-10 Implementation
Physicians at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting passed policy calling on CMS not to withhold claim payments based on coding errors, mistakes or malfunctions in the system for two years directly following ICD-10 implementation.
The EULAR 2015 Report- Friday
These abstracts and presentations were presented 12 June at the EULAR 2015 annual meeting.
The EULAR 2015 Report - Thursday
These abstracts and presentations were presented Thursday 11 June at the EULAR 2015 annual meeting.
EULAR Recommendations on Imaging for SpA
A EULAR task force of 21 rheumatologists and radiologists from 11 countries examined 12 clinical/imaging questions and reviewed the literature to establish consensus on imaging for spondyloarthritis in practice.
The EULAR 2015 Report - Wednesday
EULAR 2015 started the afternoon of Wednesday June 10th.
Rheumatic Manifestations of Chikungunya Virus
Chikungunya is a new viral cause of fever and arthritis, especially in endemic areas like the caribbean. The chikungunya epidemic has grown significantly in the Western hemisphere with a total of 1,247,000 cases and 183 fatalities since
Is Ultrasound Changing Rheumatology Practice?
The recent inclusion of ultrasound in the classification criteria of various rheumatic diseases, such as polymyalgia rheumatica and gout, implies this imaging technique is not onlyuseful as a valued diagnostic tool for individual cases, but also on a larger scale, it will improve doctors' ability to
Allopurinol Reduces Mortality in Gout
CVD risk is significantly augmented in gout. Choi and coworkers studied this issue using a UK general population database using an incident user cohort study with propensity score matching.
Does Cirrhosis Increase the Risk of Autoimmune Disorders?
A Danish nationwide healthcare registry was used to identify newly diagnosed alcoholic cirrhosis patients between 1977 and 2010. A matched cohort analysis compared each patient with five random individuals from the population.
High Flare Rates with Drug Withdrawal in JIA
While many adult rheumatologists are able to lessen or withdraw DMARD and biologic therapy in adults, little is known about the success of this practice in pediatric rheumatology clinics.
Knee Implant Forecast from 2012 - 2018
The global knee implants market was USD 8.4 billion in 2011, and it's forecasted to reach USD 15 billion in 2018, with compound annual growth rate of 8.64% during 2011 to 2018. The U.S.
