The objectives of this study are to evaluate the accuracy of widely used resting energy expenditure (REE)-predictive equations in RA patients against measured REE, and to develop RA-specific equations. Rheumatology
Dr. Markenson (Weill Medical College and the Hospital for Special Surgery) discusses advances with costimulatory modulators for RA, as illustrated by data from ACR 2007. Medscape Rheumatology
Joint damage due to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) appears to be more severe among patients with a normal body mass index (BMI) than among their obese counterparts, a German research team reports. Reuters Health Information
Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment is effective for treating rheumatoid arthritis patients with refractory systemic rheumatoid vasculitis (SRV), according to a report in the June issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information