The risk of lung cancer is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, even after taking into account the effects of tobacco and asbestos exposure, according to a case-control study in US military veterans. Reuters Health Information
Clinical diagnosis of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is often difficult because symptoms and disease course vary a lot. A multi-disciplinary approach for diagnosis and therapy is featured. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology
New data from trials in cancer patients with bone metastases add to those from cancer patients receiving adjuvant therapies and in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Medscape Medical News
The adaptive immune system is upregulated before the onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a population-based study in Sweden has shown. Reuters Health Information
