Rheumatoid arthritis therapy with the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha blocker infliximab leads to a reduction in measures of vascular stiffness, UK and Australian researchers report in the August issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Review the features of these diseases and discuss the use of NSAIDs, DMARDs, and TNF-alpha antagonists in patients to help find the most successful treatments.
Contrary to views that heart disease is the result of modern man’s poor lifestyle, new research shows that even ancient Egyptians might have needed a stent or two. Heartwire
This article -- the second in a series on urologic presenting symptoms -- is intended to provide clinicians with a step-by-step guide for assessing patients who present with erectile dysfunction. Medscape Urology
