Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Articles Available on Medscape

• Update on Emerging Urate-Lowering Therapies 
  New treatments may alter the way physicians approach the treatment of gout. The current study examines traditional therapies and emerging medications to improve gout.

  August 07, 2009

• Advances in the Use of Biologic Agents for the Treatment of Systemic Vasculitis 
  How safe and effective are these new biologic therapies?

  January 01, 2009

• Metabolic Myopathies: A Guide and Update for Clinicians 
  Metabolic myopathies may present in different stages of life and can be difficult to diagnose. The current review focuses on the key elements to understand in regard to metabolic myopathies for nonexperts in this field of medicine.

  November 01, 2008

• Musculoskeletal Syndromes Associated With Malignancy (Excluding Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy) 
  This article reviews the recent data supporting the association between rheumatic disorders and cancer.

  January 01, 2008

• Risks of Immunosuppressive Therapies Including Biologic Agents in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases and Co-Existing Chronic Viral Infections 
  A focus on the complex effect of immunosuppressive agents on the natural course of chronic viral infections, and the approach to the prevention and management of therapy-induced viral reactivation.

  November 01, 2007

• Measuring Clinical Response and Remission in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 

  September 01, 2007

• Early Rheumatoid Arthritis 

  July 05, 2007

• Antiinflammatory Treatment With Bisphosphonates in Ankylosing Spondylitis 

  July 01, 2007

• New Insights Into the Role of T cells in the Vicious Cycle of Bone Metastases [Metabolic Bone Disease] 
  Cancer cells modulate the functions of osteoblasts and osteoclasts leading to secondary stimulation of tumor development. Recent findings suggest the involvement of T cells in this process.

  July 01, 2006

• Psoriatic Arthritis Therapy Advances 
  New data from placebo-controlled trials continue to show sustained effectiveness of biological therapies to control the symptoms and signs of both arthritis and psoriasis, improving quality of life.

  August 03, 2005

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Trials: Successes and Issues 
  Review the latest treatment successes and controversies in clinical trials involving the treatment of SLE.

  October 21, 2004