When performing medical procedures that require a lithotomy position, leaving the patient’s calf free, instead of using a standard well-leg holder, may decrease the patient’s

The influenza virus vaccination is clinically safe for patients with systemic lupus, even though it may trigger the generation of autoantibodies in some patients.  Mahmoud

Abnormal hand and wrist radiographs occur very early and at a very high frequency in the course of polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (polyJRA), United States

The total dietary intake of antioxidants is inversely associated with the risk for developing cardia and distal gastric cancer, European researchers report.  “Our paper for

Partial denervation of the wrist may provide enough pain relief to delay the need for more extensive salvage surgery in patients with wrist arthritis.  United

In patients with sciatica, epidural injections of corticosteroids appear to produce only limited relief and no sustained benefit, according to findings from the largest randomized

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in health maintenance organizations (HMOs) receive about the same amount of care as those not in HMOs, but they are

Strontium ranelate, an investigational drug with a novel mechanism of action against osteoporosis, appears to reduce the incidence of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women, new

While many advocates of spinal manipulation say the technique is an effective treatment for headache, there is little scientific evidence to support that claim, according

British clinicians have found that ultrasound (US) guided aspiration of synovial fluid for diagnosis may lead to a more accurate administration of local steroid therapy.

In patients with rheumatoid arthritis, rituximab (Rituxan, Genentech, Inc.), alone or in combination with either methotrexate (MTX) or cyclophosphamide (CTX), appears to result in significant

In a recent study, parenteral ketamine provided safe, effective sedation and analgesia to children undergoing emergency limb removal. Ketamine also provided amnesia of the reduction

Loss of forearm bone mineral density in rheumatoid arthritis appears to accelerate in women after menopause.  The numbers of years since menopause and disuse of

Two particular polymorphisms in the osteoprotegerin gene promoter may be involved in the regulation of bone mineral density (BMD) and be a risk factor for

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is a relation between impairment of lung diffusion and reduced exercise capacity in chronic heart failure RESULTS: In normoxia, exercise

In order to study memory and learning dynamics, we examined the effects of the distance between a bimanual pattern to be learned, a relative phase

The purpose of this study was to determine changes in intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) content in the vastus lateralis of non-diabetic, physically-fit males over 72-hours fasting.

PURPOSE: Children with a solitary testis or kidney are generally advised against contact team sport participation to protect the solitary organ. We performed a review

Results of a study published in the October issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology suggest that newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients may already

There is no increased risk of permanent lumbar disc degeneration among people who drive for a living. “Although occupational driving might be associated with higher