The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) most recently published recommendations
for the use of diseasemodifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologic agents in the …

Guidelines and recommendations developed and/or endorsed by the American College of
Rheumatology (ACR) are intended to provide guidance for particular patterns of practice and …

Objective To assess whether it is better to intensively treat all patients with early rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) using combinations of drugs or to reserve this approach for patients who do not …

The clinical manifestations, treatment and survival of 64 patients with polyarteritis nodosa
seen from 1955 to 1977 were evaluated. In general, the patients had multisystem involvement. …

Background: Because traditional therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) such as methotrexate
(MTX) do not produce an adequate response in many patients, newer therapies that block …

Low density lipoproteins and the triglyceride-rich lipoproteins of human serum each contain
proteins of high molecular weight termed apolipoprotein B, which have previously been …

Objective. To compare the relative safety and efficacy of naproxen and acetaminophen in
the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The major outcome measures were …

Objectives Reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) is a major antiatherogenic function of high
density lipoprotein (HDL). In the current work, the authors evaluated whether the RCT …

ContextPatients with rheumatoid arthritis are at risk for substantial morbidity because of their
arthritis and premature mortality due to comorbid diseases. However, little is known about …

Upon careful examination, 23 of 24 patients with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) were
found to have abnormalities of muscle. Nineteen patients presented a homogeneous pattern …