A team at the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics at The University of Manchester, part of a large international consortium involving scientists from across 15 academic institutions, believe their findings could have important implications for the way that rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed and treated.
With Sustainable Rheumatology in Asia as its theme, APLAR 2014 will provide a multidisciplinary approach to the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of common musculoskeletal disorders. The scientific programme will feature leading figures in the field of rheumatology as speakers and contributors.
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This study included 65 patients with RA, 63.1±11.9 years of age. The 28-joint disease activity score (DAS28) was measured for all participants at each clinic visit. The patients assessed their status with the modified Health Assessment Questionnaire (mHAQ), a self-assessed tender joint count (sTJC), and a self-assessed swollen joint count (sSJC) in a smartphone application. The patients' trunk acceleration while walking was also measured with a smartphone application. The peak frequency, autocorrelation (AC) peak, and coefficient of variance of the acceleration peak intervals were calculated as the gait parameters.
The 16th Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress (APLAR) is your opportunity to meet and network with leading rheumatologists, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, allied health professionals and other healthcare providers from around the world.
The 16th Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress (APLAR 2014) is your opportunity to present your latest findings to leading professionals from across Asia. Guided by the theme of ‘Sustainable Rheumatology in Asia’, the list of abstract topics is as long as it is diverse, including:
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<br /> Pain syndromes
<br /> Osteoarthritis
<br /> Gout, other crystal arthropathies
<br /> Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
<br /> Osteoporosis
Rheumatology is rich in online content including medical blogs, communities, slideshows, mobile applications and Twitter users. There are more and more resource collections and networks including Web MD or Medical News Today focusing on Rheumatology. Here are the best repositories of Rheumatology-related information.
In the USA, UK, and most other high-income countries, a sore throat is nearly always just that: a sore throat. In many low-income countries, though, it is far more likely to be the harbinger of a disease—rheumatic heart disease—that kills at least 233 000 people every year.
How do I explain every detail of every day being effected, and give the emotions a sick person goes through with clarity. I could have given up, cracked a joke like I usually do, and changed the subject, but I remember thinking if I don’t try to explain this, how could I ever expect her to understand. If I can’t explain this to my best friend, how could I explain my world to anyone else? I had to at least try.
Findings published in PLoS Genetics show that the computerised technique, which consists of a blood test and information on the patient’s smoking habits, could allow researchers to estimate a patient’s risk of developing the painful disease
This is a quick list of technologies I mentioned in my presentation to the Irish Society for Rheumatology for anyone who is interested in using any of them to help keep up to date in rheumatology.
Sex is usually a good thing, and it’s no different if you have RA. Sex keeps you connected to your partner, and it releases endorphins that can help ease RA pain. - Tips from WebMD
Although the presence of cryoglobulins in the SLE patients correlated with positive anti-ds DNA and low CH50, it could not be predict activity of the disease.
On top of dealing with the physical symptoms of lupus, there’s a ton of learning and data tracking to take on. From education about the disease to symptom tracking to eating the right things to keeping out of the sun, you can quickly become overwhelmed.