Rheumatology

Rheumatology is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and management of disease involving joints, tendons, muscles, ligaments and associated structures (Oxford Medical Dictionary). It...

Interleukin 1 IL 1 Receptor IL 1R

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) beta is a proinflammatory cytokine driving joint inflammation as well as systemic signs of inflammation, such as fever and acute phase protein production. Current therapy targetin...

Follicle stimulating hormone FSH

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) now has become an established means of ovulation induction (OI) as part of assisted reproductive technology (ART). FSH is used to induce development of multiple foll...

Latin America

Latin America encompasses the Caribbean, South America and Central America. These countries are important players in the biotechnology industry, not only as consumers, but as contributors. The env...

Checkpoint kinase 1 CHK 1

Progression through the cell cycle is monitored by surveillance mechanisms known as cell cycle checkpoints. Dysfunction in cell cycle checkpoints leads to genomic instability and contributes to tumo...

Paediatric rheumatology: Where are the innovations in paediatric rheumatology?

Rapid progress is being made in the field of rheumatology. Nevertheless, disappointingly, the limited resources of the paediatric rheumatology community are being expended on the publication of consen...

UN's Ban launches bid to stamp out cholera in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a $2.2 billion initiative on Tuesday to stamp out cholera over the next decade in impoverished Haiti, where an epidemic h...

U.N.'s Ban launches bid to stamp out cholera in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a $2.2 billion initiative on Tuesday to stamp out cholera over the next decade in impoverished Haiti, where an epidemic has kille...

India will stamp out "fly by night operators" in trial industry, says Gov

The Indian Government will stamp out “fly by night operators” in its clinical trials sector by plugging "loopholes" in the regulations.

Stamp-Sized Device Could Cut Liver Test Costs (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- A paper-based device about the size of a postage stamp could improve testing for drug-induced liver toxicity in the developing world, researchers reported.

LISA auf der MEDTEC Europe 2013

Auch 2013 war LISA bei der MEDTEC Europe, der wichtigsten Zuliefermesse im Medizintechnik Bereich mit dabei. LISA war dieses Mal mit dem größten Stand der Messe vertreten. Die MEDTEC Europe fand 201...

LISA auf der BIO International Convention 2013

Auch dieses Jahr war LISA mit einer hochkarätigen Delegation österreichischer Firmen auf der BIO International Convention vertreten. Lesen Sie alles über den Auftritt von LISA bei der BIO in Chicag...

Prophylaxis, Treatment, and Foods to Avoid in Gout

Dr. Jonathon Kay on the American College of Rheumatology’s new gout management guidelines. Medscape Rheumatology

Gout and Organ Transplantation.

Acute and chronic gout are common complications following organ transplantation. Risk factors include those shared with the general population (eg, diuretic use) and transplant-specific risk factors (...

The Christchurch earthquake-providing a rheumatology service during a natural disaster.

To report on the effects of the Canterbury earthquake on rheumatology service provision and identify factors that allowed continuation of patient care. Data was collected on the number of appointments...

Erratum to: Current Concept of Spondyloarthritis: Special Emphasis on Early Referral and Diagnosis.

HLA-B27 Homozygosity and Clinical Features of Ankylosing Spondylitis.

JAK Inhibition in Rheumatoid Arthritis.