An expert panel discusses 3 areas of cultural competence -- bias, language barriers, and communication -- in the context of clinician-patient vignettes. Medscape Internal Medicine
A summary of currently available clinical guidelines from NICE which mention complementary and alternative medicine demonstrates some surprising omissions and lack of uniformity. International Journal of Clinical Practice
This study demonstrates the role of IL-23 in the differentiation of human osteoclasts from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and its potential therapeutic role in rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis Research & Therapy
Update on recent advances in the management of patients with inflammatory joint diseases, as illustrated by data presented at EULAR 2008. Medscape Rheumatology
Patients with newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus have impaired cognitive function in several areas compared to normal controls, according to findings published in the September issue of the Journal of Rheumatology. Reuters Health Information