80 overweight & obese pts w/ mild to moderate Knee OA Rx in RDBPCT showing garlic 1000 mg/D significantly lowers pain scores, resistin levels (but not TNF). Garlic may work by effects on MMPs, cytokines? shown to lower CRP levels https://t.co/bg5nwzUpJe https://t.co/us0uBLdCau

The RheumNow Podcast is up! THe Heartbreak of CIRT & MTX. view it https://t.co/jTQUFWJkNJ or listen to the Podcast on iTunes or here https://t.co/2w0vNA7VmY

RheumNow is featuring "Therapeutic Update: Biosimilars in Rheumatology" with video insights from several experts, including Drs. Jonathan Kay, Vibeke Strand, Lee Simon and others. Sponsored by Sandoz, Inc.; now available on RheumNow https://t.co/1vmnEJqOSi

I just woke. Ok if I get there around 835?

44 WF w/ RA is on max dose MTX + ETN for 7 mos. but still has 5 swollen joints, CDAI =13 & nl ESR/CRP. What do you do next?

Rapid release Tylenol gelcaps are slower to dissolve than cheaper tablets https://t.co/NBBDnl2SEt

Our brief year in review video on #biosimilars for @RheumNow at #ACR18: my hope is for interchangeability pathway to become final ASAP w 3 switch studies to push the marketplace so patient costs drop & access to treatment rises! https://t.co/WrK7UBOeNq

The definition of POLYPHARMACY? Mine is when the med list requires 2 pages or when the patient cannot remember Rx names/dose due to #Drugs. Another is "many different medicines used concurrently to treat a single disease or coexisting diseases." Polypharmacy comes with high Risk

CCP+ RA patient starts out with 8 tender, 6 swollen and DAS=5.1. Put on MTX and TNFi and quickly goes into remission (0 joints) at month 6, 12, 18. At next visit what do you do w/ meds?

Analysis of disease activity in 354 patients with ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV) enrolled in 4 trials shows 13% with ESRD and 19% died. Disease activity at 3 & 6 mos predicted later ESRD or death https://t.co/NZu1kJuFF2

Large database study of incident gout (n = 41,446) shows chronic kidney dz (CKD stage ≥ 3) was nearly doubled in gout patients (adj HR 1.78 95% CI 1.70, 1.85) and that urate lowering therapy lowered CKD risk by 40% (HR 1.31) https://t.co/5kM1TigSIf

Metanalysis of 28 studies, 52,520 psoriasis cases shows high prevalence of sexual dysfunction (40-56%) and erectile dysfunction (34-81%), with strong associations with anxiety, depression, genital psoriasis and increasing age. https://t.co/2myhgWEW1a

Anticoagulation (AC) advice from #ACR18 - Stony Brook study of Temp artery bx found 20/27 pts on AC prior to procedure - Data from 16pts showed continuing AC found only 3/16 with minor bleeding adverse events - Abst #2782 https://t.co/TDsdfO27J9.