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RheumNow Podcast - The Elusive Hand OA Problem (12.13.19)

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

RheumNow Podcast – Boiling Hot MAS (7.12.19)

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Dr. Jack Cush reviews this week's news and journal reports featured on RheumNow.com. PsA v. non-PsA pregnancies, Still's disease, lupus, nutritional supplements and dietary interventions, use of cannabis, tanezumab in OA, CBD oils and more.

CAM Use is Common in Psoriasis

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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.

The National Psoriasis Foundation

RheumNow Podcast – A Tofa Two-fer (4.12.19)

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

Dietary Supplements Fail to Reduce Mortality Risks

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

Data from 30,899 adults surveyed in NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) sought to examine the association between

RheumNow Podcast - Scurvy and Mechanics (2-1-19)

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

Limited Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation

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A systematic review of 81 studies on vitamin D concludes that vitamin D supplementation does not prevent fractures or falls, or have clinically meaningful effects on bone mineral density.

Metanalyses specifically looked at studies addressing total or hip fractures, falls, or bone

RheumNow Podcast – To Needle or Not to Needle (11.30.18)

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Dr. Jack Cush updates the news and reports from the past week at RheumNow.com:

Vitamin D Fails to Improve Bone Health

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The current edition of Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology suggests that neither vitamin D supplementation, nor dose, will improve bone density or prevent fractures in adults. (Citation source: https://buff.ly/2O9tqxI)

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Complementary Therapies in Psoriasis

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A systematic review in Archives of Dermatology suggests that among complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, the most effective are indigo naturalis, curcumin, dietary modification, meditation, and acupuncture.

It is estimated that  nearly half of patients with psoriasis

Mediterranean Diet Reduces Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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High adherence to a Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with a lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), especially in men and those who are seropositive, according to a study published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet

Dietary Recommendations for Psoriatic Disease

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A systematic review by the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation examined the role of diet in managing adult patients with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis and suggest that dietary interventions to reduce disease severity.

A metanalysis of 55 studies and 4534 patients

Fish Oil Fails in Dry Eye Trial

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Many topical and OTC products are recommended when treating chronic dry eyes, including omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil or n−3 fatty acids) to relieve symptoms; the NEJM reports that the DREAM trial shows no clinical benefit of n−3 fatty acids for 12 months when compared to

NHANES: Trends in Calcium Supplements

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The journal Bone reports that given excess calcium intake may not be entirely free from unintended health consequences, it's important to undestand trends in calcium supplement use. 

NHANES surveyed 42,038 adults, examining trends in supplemental calcium intake between 1999 and

The RheumNow Week in Review - 16 March 2018

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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the highlights from the news, journals and major meetings. Bigtime rheumatologic lessons with tales from intestinal crypts, the friendly skies & the hips of hockey players. Also the microbiome and lupus, benefits of ENT findings with GPA and rare risk of

The RheumNow Week in Review - 2 March 2018

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

Diet During Pregnancy May Influence Future Allergic or Autoimmune Disease

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A systematic review of the literature on the relationship between diet during pregnancy, lactation, or the first year of life suggests that maternal ingestion of probiotic and fish oil supplementation may reduce risk of eczema and allergic sensitization to food, respectively.

Using the

Calcium and Vitamin D Do Not Increase Cardiac Events/Death

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An analysis of the UK Biobank study found no link between calcium/vitamin D supplementation and incident cardiovascular events/deaths in a large prospective study of 475,255 men and women aged 40 to 69 years.

Results published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research used registry data

Vitamin D Insensitivity in the Rheumatoid Joint

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Researchers from the University of Birmingham have shown that while Vitamin D may be effective at preventing the onset of inflammation, it is less effective once inflammatory disease is established - largely because, once established, rheumatoid arthritis leads to vitamin D insensitivity. (

The RheumNow Week in Review - 17 November 2017

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Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and highlights from the past week on RheumNow.com. This week he covers FDA warnings on gout drugs, steroid use in Australia, biosimilars lost savings and methotrexate hepatotoxicity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

The Unregulated $37 Billion Supplement Industry

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In 1994 there were 600 supplement companies, producing 4,000 OTC supplement products for a total revenue of about $4 billion. Today we have close to 6,000 companies, producting nearly 75,000 supplement products, bringing in $37 billion annually.  And all of this is regulated by 26 people and

The RheumNow Week in Review – 2 June 2017

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Dr. Jack Cush reviews highlights from the past week on RheumNow.com. 

Chondroitin Effective in Knee OA. Or is it?

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Reginster and colleagues have reported on the results of the CONCEPT trial showing that osteoarthritis (OA) patients treated 800 mg/day of  pharmaceutical-grade chondroitin sulfate (CS) have less VAS pain scores and improved function over 6 months therapy. These results were superior to

Little Evidence Favoring the Health Benefits of Vitamin D

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Vitamin D certainly plays a pivotal role in bone health and immune function. However, vitamin D (especially its deficiency) has been casually observed to be associated with numerous conditions (cancer, multiple sclerosis, depression, respiratory tract infections, immune disorders), poor

Mediterranean Diet Reduces Hip Fracture Risk

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Eating a Mediterranean diet full of fruits, vegetables, fish, nuts, legumes and whole grains appears to be associated with a lower risk of hip fracture in women, although the actual risk reduction was small, according to a new study published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.

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