Medical Specialty >> Rheumatology

Anxious Women May Want to Keep an Eye on Their Bone Health

• More Doubt Cast on Surgery for Spinal Compression Fractures
• Exercises for Chronic Health Conditions
• Ditch the Golf Cart. Your Aging Knees Won’t Mind
• Too Much or Too Little Weight May Worsen Rheumatoid Arthritis

JOURNAL UPDATE

Global Variation in Personal Health Care Access and Quality

• TNFi Exposure In Utero Does Not Up Serious Infection Risk
• Language Used in Medical Record Can Affect Patient Care
• Adding Chiropractic to Usual Care Beneficial for Low Back Pain

MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY

April 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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