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Articles By Leonard H. Calabrese, DO

Wine and the Rheumatologist (Best of 2015: #7)

Wine and the rheumatologist in theory could be about a lot of things. Naturally, as rheumatologists, we are interested in how wine may affect rheumatic diseases. I am more inclined to write about how our community interacts around and enjoys wine.

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Wine and the Rheumatologist does Vegas

As I think of the many meetings I attend as a speaker or attendee, the experience ranges from grueling to exhilarating. Yes, each venue has its own merit, including furthering my education, presenting my research, and, certainly, seeing old friends and interesting places. This particular trip had all of this but so much more.

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Wine and the Rheumatologist: Post ACR Reflections--Wine and Rheumatology at its Best

Let me share a great wine and ACR 2105 story with all of you. It epitomizes everything I think of when I wish to blend my work and my life, and I owe this experience to Mike Schweitz, a noted rheumatologist from Palm Beach.

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ACR Annual Meeting and Wine: San Francisco via Sicily

I think this will be my 35th ACR meeting. Meetings such as ACR are family events as much as they are scientific events, meant to be celebrated with food and your favorite legal beverage, which in my case is wine.

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Wine and the rheumatologist: reflections from EULAR (part 1)

I had a wonderful time in Rome, due in small part to the wonderful wines I drank with family and friends. When I got home, enjoying those same wines again made me wonder about the placebo effect. 

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Wine and the rheumatologist: required reading

A rheumatologist some of you may know gave me a book that changed my life. My wine-drinking life, that is. 

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Wine and the rheumatologist: on aging

Here’s what I hope can be accomplished by this blog: to bring true stories of wine from our community forward for all to share. After my first blog, I received a note from one of my favorite people: Professor Frank Wollheim from Lund University and giant in the profession.

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Wine and the Rheumatologist

Wine and the rheumatologist in theory could be about a lot of things. Naturally, as rheumatologists, we are interested in how wine may affect rheumatic diseases. I am more inclined to write about how our community interacts around and enjoys wine.

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