Arthritis News - 2005

Arthritis news summaries and editorials are written by Jon Giles, M.D. and Joan Bathon, M.D. unless otherwise noted.

December

• Comparison of Febuxostat and Allopurinol on Serum Urate Levels - 12-30-05
• Improved Cardio-Respiratory Fitness with Prescribed Exercise - 12-22-05
• Consequences of Physical Activity on Life Expectancy - 12-22-05

November

• Prevalence of Coronary Arterial Calcification in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis - 11-11-05

October

• Medicare Part D - Medicare's New Perscription Drug Program
  10-20-05
• Intra-articular Transfer of Genes has Therapeutic Potential in Inflammatory Arthritis
  10-14-05

September

• Efficacy of Abatacept in RA Patients with an Inadequate Response to anti-TNF Therapy - 9-19-05
• Hurricane Katrina and Arthritis Patients - 9-7-05

August

• What Effect Does BMI Have on Mortality in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
  8-26-05
• Efficacy of Doxycycline Treatment for Knee OA
  8-11-05

July

• Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in Patients Treated with TNF Inhibitors
  7-14-05

June

• Is There an Association Between Knee Height and the Prevalence of Knee Pain?
  6-29-05
• Ethnic Disparities in the Consideration of TKR
  6-3-05

May

• Infliximab Now Approved for Use in Psoriatic Arthritis
  5-26-05
• Safety and Efficacy of Leflunomide in Patients with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
  5-16-05
  

April

• Relationship of ACL & PCL Rupture to Knee Pain and Knee OA
  4-128-05
• Does Survivin and Survivin Antibodies Play a Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
  4-10-05
• Pfizer Removes Valdecoxib From the Market
  4-10-05

March

• Association Between Lower Extemity Muscle Mass and Knee Cartilage
  3-22-05
• Can Early CRP Reduction After Initiation of Infliximab Therapy Predict Future Response?
  3-15-05

February

• Cardiovascular Risk of Selective COX-2 Inhibitors: Fact or Fiction?
  2-28-05
• Does Early Treatment Responses in RA Patients Predict Long-Term Disability? 2-7-05

January

• Febuxostat Submitted for FDA Approval for Management of Hyperuricemia in Chronic Gout 1-10-05
• Infliximab Now Approved for Use in Ankylosing Spondylitis; Centocor Updates Warning Label 1-10-05
• Association Between Estrogen and COX-2 in Protection from Atherosclerosis 1-5-05

*Arthritis news summaries and editorials are written by Jon Giles, M.D., Joan Bathon, M.D., and Clifton O. Bingham, M.D. unless otherwise noted.

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