Lupus & Connective Tissue Diseases
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Treat Autoimmune Hepatitis Based on Natural History of Disease
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TRACTISS to Study Rituximab Effects in Sjögren's Syndrome
Major Finding: TRACTISS is expected to start patient recruitment in July 2011 and will investigate the use of rituximab vs. placebo for the...
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Platelet C4d Predicts Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Lupus
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Juvenile Dermatomyositis Is Easily Missed Diagnosis
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Jury Out on Some Safety, Efficacy Issues With Rituximab for AAV
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Refining the Treatment of Juvenile Dermatomyositis
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Statins Ineffectual in Lupus
Major Finding: Among SLE patients, daily atorvastatin 40 mg had no significant effect on the development of atherosclerosis as seen on helical CT...
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Study: Scleroderma Survival Improving
Major Finding: At 10 years after diagnosis, survival was 81% for patients with limited cutaneous SSc and 70% for those with diffuse cutaneous SSc....
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Milnacipran Plus Pregabalin Adds Relief for Fibromyalgia Patients
Major Finding: Adding milnacipran to pregabalin significantly improved symptoms in fibromyalgia patients who initially failed to respond to...