May 09, 2012
Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have higher rates of hospitalized bacterial infection than children without the condition, and high-dose steroids significantly increase the rate of infection.
May 04, 2012
The American College of Rheumatology has produced new guidelines for the screening, treatment, and management of lupus nephritis.
May 02, 2012
Overweight and obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, but have substantially increased risks of comorbidities, medical costs, and reduced quality of life compared with normal-weight RA patients.
May 02, 2012
One-third of US adults with physician-diagnosed arthritis report having anxiety or depression, with anxiety more prevalent than depression.
May 01, 2012
Obesity is linked with the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and seems to have contributed to the recent increase in incidence of the condition.