Endometriosis is frequently a chronic process, which may begin soon after menarche. The
process may be enhanced by mechanical obstruction. Theories of retrograde menstruation …

… Schikler owns stock and/or holds stock options in Novartis, Biogen, and Immunogen. Dr.
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Objective To develop, validate, and determine the measurement characteristics of a
quantitative tool for assessing the severity of muscle involvement in children with idiopathic …

Objective Juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic musculoskeletal pain disorder
in children and adolescents for which there are no evidence‐based treatments. The …

Background Mood and anxiety disorders are common psychiatric conditions among adult
patients with fibromyalgia syndrome, but little is known about whether psychiatric disorders are …

A recent randomized multisite clinical trial found that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) was
significantly more effective than fibromyalgia education (FE) in reducing functional disability …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the health and functional status of children with juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis (JRA) diagnosed in the early 1990s. METHODS: Patients were obtained from the …

Objective In pivotal trials, canakinumab has been shown to be effective in the treatment of
systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), but reported adverse events have included …

Objective To describe school absences in adolescents with Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia
Syndrome (JPFS) and examine the relationship between school absenteeism, pain, …

Juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS) is a chronic pain condition associated with
significant impairment in physical functioning, but no studies have used newer technologies …