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Study Examines Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Broken Bones

• 3 Conditioning Exercises to Support Your Hips
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients Get Short Shrift in ERs
• Skeletons Mature Earlier Now, Affecting Orthopedic Treatments
• Hepatitis C Screening Can Help Prevent Liver Disease

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Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis Tied to Increased Risk for Death

• Hemochromatosis Mutation Linked to Other Morbidity
• Prevalence of Knee OA Lower With Menopausal Hormone Therapy
• Adoption of Advanced Health IT Capabilities Inconsistent

MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY

December 2018 Briefing - Rheumatology

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Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, and Wrong-Patient Surgery

The operating room is where, without doubt, many lives are saved and a multitude of destinies are altered. However, in today’s rapidly changing world, the number and complexity of surgical procedures are increasing dramatically. So is the number of surgical sub-specialties. The operating lists in…

Massive Recall of Tylenol in USA, UAE and Fiji

Johnson and Johnson is extending the voluntary recall of certain lots of OTC products in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Fiji. This includes Tylenol, Motrin and St. Joseph’s aspirin.

Rituximab drastically reduces efficacy of H1N1 vaccine in rheumatoid patients

Influenza vaccine not adversely affected by RA drug methotrexate.

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Arthrocentesis (synovial fluid analysis)

Arthrocentesis, with subsequent synovial fluid analysis, is used to determine the cause of arthritis in all cases presenting with joint effusion or…

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RE: Investigational Topical Minocycline Gel for Acne Advances to Phase III Development

Great articles. learnt a lot from it.

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