Results of a study published in the July 15th issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism suggest that patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a chronic musculoskeletal pain disorder, have a high prevalence of sleep disturbances, and these problems play an important role in exacerbating their symptoms. Reuters Health Information
Kevin D. Deane, MD, comments on a study that examined the risk for cardiovascular disease in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Medscape Rheumatology
Some traditional risk factors impart more risk of developing cardiovascular disease, while other confer less risk, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in non-RA patients, according to a report in the January issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
The rheumatologist of this millennium will likely be called on increasingly to participate in the health care of afflicted travelers with new and emerging viral infections. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
