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     <title><![CDATA[Shorter life for RA patients]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rheumatoid arthritis patients have a shorter life-expectancy of six to seven years reports a new Australian study, though RA is rarely the recorded cause of death.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:53 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Include ultrasound in RA remission assessment, urges new study]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ultrasound could form an important part of remission assessment in rheumatoid arthritis suggests a study showing a significant association between power Doppler activity and disease flares.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:36 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Diclofenac linked to C. difficile diarrhoea]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The NSAID diclofenac may be linked to an "exponential" increase in the incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea among primary care patients, a UK study suggests.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:07 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[PPIs linked to hip fracture risk]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Postmenopausal women who regularly use proton pump inhibitors are at increased risk of suffering hip fractures, a large US study suggests.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:14:36 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/ppis-linked-to-hip-fracture-risk</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/placebo-adherence-saves-lives---1</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Placebo adherence saves lives?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trial participants who conscientiously take their placebos die less than those who have worse adherence to placebos – and the association resists being explained away by confounding.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:08:28 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/placebo-adherence-saves-lives---1</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Extended PBS listing for fosamax]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[All alendronate formulations are now available on the PBS for patients with osteoporosis aged 70 years or older with a BMD T-score -2.5 or less and no prior fracture.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:44:06 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/extended-pbs-listing-for-fosamax</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Dietary milk components reduce gout flares]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Daily intake of enriched skim milk powder can reduce the number of flares in patients with poorly-controlled gout, a randomised trial in New Zealand has concluded.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:14:53 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/dietary-milk-components-reduce-gout-flares</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[One in three patients misdiagnosed by unreliable vitamin D testing]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Vitamin D assays used in Australia are unreliable and may misclassify as many as one in three patients as deficient, research shows.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/one-in-three-patients-misdiagnosed-by-unreliable-v</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Industry-funding doesn’t skew RCT results]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Industry funding does not lead to more positive results in rheumatoid arthritis drug trials, a meta-analysis has concluded.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:06:02 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/industry-funding-doesnt-skew-rct-results</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Medici gets second opinion on arthritis after 350 years]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Australian orthopaedic surgeon has suggested a second opinion on the arthritic condition that plagued a scion of the Italy’s Medici dynasty almost 350 years after his death.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:02:47 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/medici-gets-second-opinion-on-arthritis-after-350</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Granulomas an unrecognised side effect of anti-TNFs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Doctors should consider granuloma development in RA patients with unexplained extra-articular manifestations who are taking anti-TNFs, Sydney rheumatologists have advised.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:56:44 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/granulomas-an-unrecognised-side-effect-of-anti-tnf</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Cannabis a cold comfort but chilli a hot treatment in RA]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The side effects of  most neuromodulators and muscle relaxants overshadow any pain relief in rheumatoid arthritis, a new Cochrane Review finds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:41:56 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/cannabis-a-cold-comfort-but-chilli-a-hot-treatment</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Heart failure increases osteoporotic fracture risk independent of bone density]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Analysis of a large database has confirmed a link between heart failure and osteoporotic fractures but shown for the first time it is independent of bone density]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:39:27 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/heart-failure-increases-osteoporotic-fracture-risk</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Gout confirmed high in NZ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gout is more than three-fold more common among Maori and Pacific people in New Zealand than the rest of the population.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:35:59 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tame Medicare 'monster' says former head of PSR]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former head of Professional Services Review gives a scathing critique of Medicare and the professionals who rort the system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:08:16 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/tame-medicare-monster-says-former-head-of-psr</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[More evidence for raised skin cancer risk in RA]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[RA patients treated with anti-TNFs are at an increased risk of skin cancer and should be monitored for unusual or new skin lesions, a large biologic registry confirms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:15:05 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/more-evidence-for-raised-skin-cancer-risk-in-ra</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/lunacy-orwell-and-a-name-change</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Lunacy, Orwell, and a name change]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Paddy Hanrahan considers what George Orwell might have said about AOWA naming the position Professor of Rheumatology/  Musculoskeletal Medicine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:09:36 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/lunacy-orwell-and-a-name-change</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/calcium-channel-blockers-protect-against-gout</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[Calcium channel blockers protect against gout]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Calcium channel blockers can protect against gout while other antihypertensives including diuretics may increase the risk, a study suggests.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:54:54 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/calcium-channel-blockers-protect-against-gout</link>     
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     <guid>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/in-a-world-of-low-back-pain</guid>
     <title><![CDATA[In a world of low back pain]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Low back pain is a major problem worldwide, with women and the 40 to 80 year-old age group most affected, a new Australian review shows.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:42:36 GMT</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rheumatologyupdate.com.au/news/in-a-world-of-low-back-pain</link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[ Vitamin D advised with steroids]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Most patients taking steroids have suboptimal vitamin D levels and should take supplements to prevent drug-induced osteoporosis, Australian experts advise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:38:21 GMT</pubDate>
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