Tuesday 09 February, 2010This week

Drug-induced lupus resolves after anti-TNF switch

08/02/2010 | Australian rheumatologists have reported the third known case of infliximab-related lupus which resolved after drug cessation and did not recur on switching to another TNF inhibitor.

Women with gout at greater risk of MI

08/02/2010 | Women with gout are at greater risk of MI than men with the disease, research shows.

Lower dose etanercept adequate for joint manifestations

08/02/2010 | Etanercept 50mg twice weekly is superior to 50mg once weekly in treating the skin manifestations of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis but the two regimens have similar efficacy against joint manifestations, a study shows.