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Consider Chikungunya in new onset polyarthritis

By YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE | By Charles C. Chante MD | September 12, 2015 - 10:00am

Physicians should consider the possibility of Chikungunya virus in patients who present with new symmetric polyarthritis, especially if they have just returned from an endemic region such as the Caribbean, according...

Opinion

Roche announces new study data on rheumatoid arthritis treatment

June 2, 2011 - 12:00am

Roche recently announced new data from the ACT-RAY study, presented at the European League Against Rheumatism congress.

Science and Environment

Low-dose colchicine effective for acute gout

By YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE | By Charles C. Chante MD | October 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Low-dose colchicine appeared to be as effective as a more conventional dose in treating acute gout flares, but produced far fewer side effects in randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial in 185 patien...

Opinion

New hope for children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

July 8, 2010 - 12:00am

Roche announced that new data being presented at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) congress demonstrates that Actemra is highly effective in improving the signs and symptoms of systemic Juvenile Idiopathic...

Science and Environment

Two predictors of early arthritis identified

By YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE | By Charles C. Chante MD | December 20, 2009 - 12:00am

An observational study of 395 patients with suspected early arthritis identified two factors that predicted a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis within a year’s time.

Opinion

Meloxicam is safe, says study

July 23, 2001 - 12:00am

PRAGUE — New data presented recently at the 16th European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Congress showed that the risk of heart attacks, other cardiac events and renal toxicity in patients taking the nonsteroid...

Science and Environment