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Salt intake appears to have little impact on bone health in menopausal women
A low-salt diet does not necessarily translate to stronger bones in postmenopausal women, physician-scientists report.
Feb 25, 2016
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Funding, mentors critical for academic rheumatology careers
(HealthDay)—Funding and division/department support are ranked as critical factors in enabling rheumatologists to develop a career in academic research, according to a study published in the September issue of Arthritis ...
Sep 17, 2015
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
A high BMI could reduce men's risk of rheumatoid arthritis, but not women's
A high body mass index (BMI) could reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in men, according to a study published today in Rheumatology.
Sep 8, 2015
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Patients grapple with high cost of arthritis medications
The first national investigation of Medicare coverage of biologic disease modifying drugs (DMARDs) found that in starting a single biologic DMARD, patients face more than $2,700 in copayments each year before receiving relief ...
Apr 21, 2015
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Prevalence of fibromyalgia varies with criteria applied
(HealthDay)—The prevalence of fibromyalgia varies with the different sets of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria, according to a study published in the February issue of Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Feb 13, 2015
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Awkward positions, distractions and fatigue may trigger low back pain
New research reveals the physical and psychosocial factors that significantly increase the risk of low back pain onset. In fact results published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology ...
Feb 9, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rural rheumatology telemedicine services satisfy patients
(HealthDay)—Patient satisfaction is high with a rural rheumatology telemedicine service, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases.
Dec 29, 2014
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Nighttime gout attack risk more than two times higher than in the daytime
Novel research reveals that the risk of acute gout attacks is more than two times higher during the night or early morning hours than it is in the daytime. The study published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, a journal of the ...
Dec 11, 2014
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Running won't raise risk of knee arthritis, study says
(HealthDay)—Regular running doesn't seem to increase your chances of developing knee osteoarthritis, and it may even help prevent the disease, researchers report.
Nov 18, 2014
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
ACR: Contraception choice may affect RA-related autoantibodies
(HealthDay)—For women at increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), choice of contraceptive may affect serum autoantibodies to citrullinated protein antigens (ACPA) positivity, according to a study presented at the annual ...
Nov 18, 2014
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