June 2008 Volume 4 Number 6
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EDITORIAL
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Pediatric rheumatology-its own specialty
Claas Hinze and Hermine I Brunner
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Should allopurinol doses be increased for patients with gout and renal
insufficiency?
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High consumption of sugary soft drinks increases the risk of gout in men
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JAK3 inhibition reduces signs of inflammation in two rodent models of
arthritis
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Endomorphin 1 has anti-inflammatory effects in RA and OA
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Cardiac MRI detects subclinical right ventricular impairment in patients
with SSc
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Adalimumab therapy decreases fatigue in patients with RA
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Surgery is superior to nonsurgical treatment for spinal stenosis
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In briefs
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GUIDELINES SUMMARY
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Discussion of the 2007 British Society for Rheumatology guidelines for
management of ANCA-associated vasculitis
Alexandra Villa-Forte and Gary S Hoffman
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PRACTICE POINT
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Does acupuncture improve symptoms in patients with osteoarthritis who
are awaiting knee replacement surgery?
Shari M Ling
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CLINICAL ADVANCES
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Lack of efficacy of quinapril on vascular damage in limited cutaneous
systemic sclerosis
Serena Guiducci and Marco Matucci Cerinic
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Are modified-release corticosteroids good therapeutic options for patients
with RA?
Steven J Katz and Anthony S Russell
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VIEWPOINTS
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A call for pragmatic treatment trials in rheumatoid arthritis
Maarten Boers
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Are excellent systematic reviews of clinical trials useful for patient
care?
Theodore Pincus, Yusuf Yazici and Tuulikki Sokka
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Strengths and limitations of a systematic review on DMARDs for rheumatoid
arthritis
Josef S Smolen and Daniel Aletaha
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Do all drugs and treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have the same
efficacy?
Michael H Weisman
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REVIEWS
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Drug Insight: tumor necrosis factor-converting enzyme as a pharmaceutical
target for rheumatoid arthritis
Marcia L Moss, Liora Sklair-Tavron and Raphael Nudelman
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Technology Insight: noninvasive assessment of bone strength in osteoporosis
Mary L Bouxsein
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Primer: Toll-like receptor signaling pathways-what do rheumatologists
need to know?
Luke AJ O'Neill
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CASE STUDY
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A case of undifferentiated connective tissue disease: is it a distinct
clinical entity?
Marta Mosca, Chiara Tani and Stefano Bombardieri
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