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The price of new osteoporosis drug Evenity (romosuzumab; sclerostin inhibitor) is $1,825/mo. or $21,900/Yr; Just FDA approved for post-menopausal OP at high risk for Fx . Amgen estimates Evenity to be 34-74% lower than Tymlos & Forteo. https://t.co/lYHyukTRPw
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7 years 3 months ago
Immunomonitoring with microarrays from the SLE PROMISE pregnancy study shows that adverse outcomes (preeclampsia) can be identified by quantifying plasma cell, interferon and neutrophil RNA levels during the pregnancy https://t.co/81cBGA3hKx.
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7 years 3 months ago
Peripheral Nervous system involvement in lupus is uncommon at 6.9% - 1/3 were polyneuropathy, 1/3 were cranial neuropathy and few mononeuritis. Risk greatest with age, lupus disease activity and damage https://t.co/0JxhcrZQb1
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7 years 3 months ago
AC&R reports on a VA study of Temporal Arter (3,057 Bxs - 306 [10%]were Bx+). Positive TAB significantly increased w/ Bxlength >3.0 cm (OR 1.58), B/L Bx (OR 1.83), age >71 yrs. Prednisone use (up to42 days prior) did not influence TAB results. https://t.co/FMOiPIi7O4
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7 years 4 months ago
Metanalysis of 6 studies suggests that metformin use was inversely associated with the risk of fracture (RR 0.82; 95% CI 0.72, 0.93). https://t.co/ZTmHnpMvS6
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7 years 4 months ago
Study from 2 different Chinese dietary cohorts (4903+9032 pts) shows that a vegetarian diet is associated with a 40-60% lower risk of #gout. https://t.co/4C1ItgdTUm
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7 years 4 months ago
The RheumNow Podcast is Back! Watch the video here https://t.co/7tXgUJthhS or listen on iTunes or here > https://t.co/ZKC0jJR2cu
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7 years 4 months ago
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Adachi from McMaster University who has been awarded the Herbert A Fleisch ESCEO-IOF Medal at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis &Musculoskeletal Diseases for his work and research in osteoporosis https://t.co/sR0q0xWBxS
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7 years 4 months ago
71-80% of primary care diagnosed gout patients meet criteria for a gout diagnosis. https://t.co/bfmIpWiu0d
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7 years 4 months ago
A giant in Rheumatology and #RA research, Dr. Harold E Paulus passed away on April 5th, one day after his 90th birthday. A modest man who wielded great impact in RA research, clinical trials and medical education. https://t.co/U4QWdVgKsE
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7 years 4 months ago
117 pregnancies exposed to biologics were compared to 585 pregnancies not exposed to biologics; 6% of newborns had ≥1 congenital anomalies. No significant association between biologic exposure and congenital anomalies (HR 1.06; 95%CI 0.46-2.47) was seen. https://t.co/bLOtPTmpL1
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7 years 4 months ago
36 studies of 6662 depression patients shows the addition of antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, steriods, statins, cytokine inhib, minocycline) improved antidepressant effects in Major Depression pts without increasing the risk of side‐effects. https://t.co/RdRNtVCfjh
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7 years 4 months ago
MMWR reports that for the 8th yr in a row the US TB rate dropped 1.3% to 2.8 per 100,000. In 2018 there were 9029 TB cases (69% in non–U.S.-born). TB risk in non-US born was >14 times that of U.S.-born persons. https://t.co/qdzvyavNVX
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7 years 4 months ago
Claims data shows among 60 028 psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis pts, there was NO significant difference in the risk of developing atrial fibrillation or major adverse cardiovascular events with ustekinumab (vs a TNF inhibitor) https://t.co/kJhUsmupLx
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7 years 4 months ago
ACR announces the agenda and faculty for the 2019 Annual ACR meeting (Atlanta) - Premeeting begins Octobr 19th and Scientific program begins Sunday Oct. 21, 2019. https://t.co/pNwEpgmCTX
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