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Vitamin D levels and deficiency with different occupations

7 Jul, 2017 | 13:15h | UTC

Vitamin D levels and deficiency with different occupations: a systematic review – BMC Public Health (free)

News release: You need to get out more. Occupation could be a major risk factor in vitamin D deficiency (free)

Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee arthritis and meniscal tears

5 Jul, 2017 | 15:30h | UTC

What I Wish I’d Known About My Knees – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“There’s little evidence to support many of the procedures people undergo in the hopes of avoiding a knee replacement”. (RT @NYTHealth see Tweet)

Diagnosis and management of myocardial involvement in systemic immune-mediated diseases

2 Jul, 2017 | 20:59h | UTC

Diagnosis and management of myocardial involvement in systemic immune-mediated diseases: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Disease – European Heart Journal (free) (RT @rafavidalperez see Tweet)

Prevalence of Axial Spondyloarthritis Among Patients With Fibromyalgia

25 Jun, 2017 | 15:15h | UTC

Prevalence of Axial Spondyloarthritis Among Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study With Application of the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society Classification Criteria – Arthritis Care & Research (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Does Fibromyalgia Mask Spondyloarthritis? – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Small study (99 patients) showed some patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia have imaging changes suggestive of axial Spondyloarthritis, suggesting that Fibromyalgia may mask an underlying Spondyloarthropathy.

Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder

25 Jun, 2017 | 14:13h | UTC

KDIGO 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) (free PDF) (RT @goKDIGO see Tweet)

Executive summary: 2017 KDIGO Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) Guideline Update: what’s changed and why it matters (free PDF)

News release and available resources: CKD-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) (free)

Effectiveness of conservative interventions in adults with shoulder impingement

23 Jun, 2017 | 20:41h | UTC

Effectiveness of conservative interventions including exercise, manual therapy and medical management in adults with shoulder impingement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)

Guided graded exercise self-help as a treatment of fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome

23 Jun, 2017 | 18:33h | UTC

Guided graded exercise self-help plus specialist medical care versus specialist medical care alone for chronic fatigue syndrome (GETSET): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (free)

Invited commentary: Guided graded exercise self-help as a treatment of fatigue in chronic fatigue syndrome (free)

Commentary: Self-help graded exercise programme may curb CFS fatigue – OnMedica (free)

Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain

21 Jun, 2017 | 02:13h | UTC

Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Yoga Vs. Physical Therapy For Chronic Low Back Pain: Which Is More Effective? – Forbes (free) AND Yoga Noninferior to Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Yoga as Good for Low Back Pain as Physical Therapy – Medscape (free registration required)

Your vitamin D tests and supplements are probably a waste of money

21 Jun, 2017 | 02:08h | UTC

Your vitamin D tests and supplements are probably a waste of money – VOX (free)

Related: Why Are So Many People Popping Vitamin D? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

“Screening for vitamin D has exploded — with no good evidence that it helps people.”

EULAR/EFORT recommendations for the management of fragility fractures

19 Jun, 2017 | 12:54h | UTC

EULAR/EFORT recommendations for management of patients older than 50 years with a fragility fracture and prevention of subsequent fractures (free)

Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty

19 Jun, 2017 | 12:57h | UTC

2017 American College of Rheumatology/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty (free)

Press release: New Guideline Aims to Reduce Infections in Total Hip & Knee Replacement Patients (free)

Commentaries: New medication guidelines for rheumatic disease patients having joint replacement – Hospital for Special Surgery, via EurekAlert (free) AND New Guidelines Issued on Antirheumatic Drugs for Patients Undergoing Knee or Hip Replacement – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Family planning, assisted reproduction, pregnancy and menopause in patients with SLE and/or antiphospholipid syndrome

19 Jun, 2017 | 12:49h | UTC

EULAR recommendations for women’s health and the management of family planning, assisted reproduction, pregnancy and menopause in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and/or antiphospholipid syndrome (free)

Commentary: EULAR: Guidance for Managing Lupus Pregnancy – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Hundreds died while taking an arthritis drug, but nobody alerted patients

19 Jun, 2017 | 12:47h | UTC

Failure to warn: Hundreds died while taking an arthritis drug, but nobody alerted patients – STAT News (free)

Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile dermatomyositis

16 Jun, 2017 | 01:12h | UTC

Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile dermatomyositis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis

9 Jun, 2017 | 16:04h | UTC

2017 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis (free)

Commentary: ACR Releases Guideline on prevention & treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis – American College of Rheumatology, via EurekAlert (free)

Serum uric acid levels and multiple health outcomes

8 Jun, 2017 | 15:57h | UTC

Serum uric acid levels and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of evidence from observational studies, randomised controlled trials, and Mendelian randomisation studies – The BMJ (free)

Observational studies suggest that high serum uric acid levels are associated with multiple health outcomes, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. This review findings suggest there is a clear association only for gout and nephrolithiasis.

Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management

5 Jun, 2017 | 14:43h | UTC

Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management – NICE Updated Guideline (free)

Hepatotoxic risk of alcohol consumption in patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking methotrexate

4 Jun, 2017 | 19:05h | UTC

Quantifying the hepatotoxic risk of alcohol consumption in patients with rheumatoid arthritis taking methotrexate – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

Commentaries: RA, Methotrexate and Alcohol May Mix Well, to a Degree – Rheumatology Network (free) AND Moderate Alcohol Use Could Be Safe With Methotrexate for RA – Medscape (free registration required)