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Tennis Elbow ‘Treatments’ Bring Little Relief: Study

• Uncontrolled Blood Pressure? Maybe It’s Time to Check Your Shins
• Brisk Walks May Help, Not Harm, Arthritic Knees
• Pregnancy Complications Down for Women With Lupus
• Disabling Hip Ailment Is Another Health Risk for Obese Kids

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CDC: About One in Three Adults With Prediabetes Has Arthritis

• Majority of Internists Still Have Financial Ties to Industry
• Financial Conflicts of Interest Prevalent Among CPG Authors
• Community Health Worker Intervention Beneficial

MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY

October 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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