In a cohort study, metabolic syndrome was associated with an increased risk for symptomatic peripheral artery disease in women, mediated by the effects of inflammation and endothelial activation. Medscape Medical News
Pain, posttraumatic stress, and mild traumatic brain injury have similarities that benefit from concurrent rather than independent treatment, say experts. Medscape Medical News
What is the standard treatment for patients with HCV-6 infection? Is a combination of pegylated interferon and an antiviral considered optimal? Journal of Viral Hepatitis
A study shows that spinal inflammation on MRI may predict therapeutic response to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy for ankylosing spondylitis. Medscape Medical News