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Rheumatology is a sub-specialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatologists mainly deal with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues and allied conditions of connective tissues.

ACR REF Clinician Scholar Education Award for rheumatology health professionals

At the core of the American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation's mission is to attract the best and brightest trainees into a career in rheumatology. To do this, the REF has an extensive portfolio of awards and grants that provide support during critical career stages.

22 Feb 2010

FDA accepts filing of Jazz Pharmaceuticals' NDA for sodium oxybate

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for filing the New Drug Application (NDA) for JZP-6 (sodium oxybate) for the treatment of fibromyalgia.

19 Feb 2010

Incyte announces 2009 financial results and key fourth-quarter accomplishments

Incyte Corporation today reported fourth quarter and full year 2009 financial results, provided an update on key fourth quarter accomplishments and 2010 objectives, and announced its 2010 financial guidance.

18 Feb 2010

Hip and knee replacement surgery at specialized hospitals lead to better outcomes for patients

The more specialized a hospital is in orthopedic surgical care, the better the outcomes appear to be for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery, University of Iowa researchers report in a new study of Medicare patients.

16 Feb 2010

Surgical outcomes for hip and knee replacement better at specialized hospitals

15 Feb 2010

HSS creates Quality Research Center for applying research methodologies to health-care quality issues

Patients with orthopedic and autoimmune conditions expect Hospital for Special Surgery --because of its leadership role--to deliver the highest quality care. To further accomplish this mission, HSS is announcing the creation of a Quality Research Center with an innovative structure for applying research methodologies to health-care quality issues.

15 Feb 2010

Siemens Healthcare renews strategic alliance with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems

Today, Siemens Healthcare announced it has renewed its strategic alliance with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems to deliver innovative ambulatory information technology (IT) solutions. More than 35 Siemens customers have already deployed NextGen Healthcare's ambulatory IT tools throughout their physician networks as a result of the relationship, formed to offer healthcare providers interoperable solutions that cross the care coordination gap between the acute and ambulatory environments.

12 Feb 2010

NeuroMetrix announces 2009 fourth quarter financial results

NeuroMetrix, Inc., a health care company transforming patient care through neurotechnology, today announced its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2009.

10 Feb 2010

Concomitant use of dexlansoprazole and other PPIs with Plavix: TGRD U.S. initiates trial

Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S., (TGRD U.S.) announced today that it has initiated a trial to study how dexlansoprazole and several other proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) in healthy subjects. Takeda has been evaluating all published data and communications from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the potential risks associated with concomitant use of clopidogrel and PPIs.

10 Feb 2010

Biogen Idec reports 2009 fourth quarter and full year earnings

Biogen Idec Inc., a global biotechnology leader in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative therapies, today announced its full year and fourth quarter 2009 results.

9 Feb 2010

HSS supports Arthritis Foundation's educational campaign for osteoarthritis

Hospital for Special Surgery, (HSS), a world leader in orthopedics and rheumatology, today announced its support of the Arthritis Foundation and Ad Council newly launched campaign, "Moving is the Best Medicine," to raise awareness of osteoarthritis, increase public health education and support breakthrough research.

5 Feb 2010

FDA approves INNOPHARMA's ibutilide fumarate injection ANDA

INNOPHARMA LLC announced today FDA approval of the Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for ibutilide fumarate injection (the generic equivalent of Corvert® from Pfizer Inc).

2 Feb 2010

Xiaflex receives FDA approval for treatment of Dupuytren's contracture

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Xiaflex (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) as the first drug to treat a progressive hand disease known as Dupuytren's contracture, which can affect a person's ability to straighten and properly use their fingers.

2 Feb 2010

MDLinx announces new Omnibus offering for international pharmaceutical market research

MDLinx, a division of M3 USA, announced today a new Omnibus offering for international pharmaceutical market research. The new offering, launched at the Pharmaceutical Market Research Conference, enables market researchers a new, simplified, reduced-cost means of accessing specialty physicians around the world.

2 Feb 2010

BRI partners with French Government to create therapeutic antibodies for treatment of major diseases

"We are delighted to be working with such esteemed institutions in order to generate cutting-edge therapeutic antibodies," said Matthew Baker, chief scientific officer and co-founder of Antitope. "This agreement combines our partners' expertise in novel therapeutic strategies with Antitope's expertise in engineering humanized antibodies to create therapeutic antibodies that may have a significant impact on the treatment of these major diseases."

2 Feb 2010

Researchers identify antiviral small molecule that is effective against numerous viruses

Viruses are insidious creatures. They differ from each other in many ways, and they can mutate - at times seemingly at will, as with HIV - to resist a host of weapons fired at them. Complicating matters further is that new viruses are constantly emerging.

2 Feb 2010

New biomarker may predict treatment outcomes in RA patients

Investigators have identified a biomarker that could help doctors select patients with rheumatoid arthritis who will benefit from therapy with drugs such as Enbrel, a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-antagonist drug.

30 Jan 2010

New technique could eliminate hip replacement surgeries in young trauma patients

A novel surgery using transplanted bone and cartilage may help young patients avoid a hip replacement after a specific traumatic injury to the hip joint, according to a case study by orthopedic trauma specialists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The study appears in the February issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

28 Jan 2010

Study finds RA workers have similar keyboarding speed compared to non-impaired individuals

A recent study by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found that workers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were comparable to non-impaired individuals in keyboarding speed. Individuals who were trained in touch typing demonstrated faster typing speeds than those using a visually-guided ("hunt and peck") method, regardless of impairment.

28 Jan 2010

U.S. study finds improved mortality outcomes for children with rheumatic diseases

A recent study by researchers from the Cleveland Clinic found that the overall mortality rate in the U.S. for all pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases was not worse than the age and sex-adjusted population.

28 Jan 2010

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ACR REF Clinician Scholar Education Award for rheumatology health professionals

FDA accepts filing of Jazz Pharmaceuticals' NDA for sodium oxybate

Incyte announces 2009 financial results and key fourth-quarter accomplishments

Hip and knee replacement surgery at specialized hospitals lead to better outcomes for patients

Surgical outcomes for hip and knee replacement better at specialized hospitals

HSS creates Quality Research Center for applying research methodologies to health-care quality issues

Siemens Healthcare renews strategic alliance with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems

NeuroMetrix announces 2009 fourth quarter financial results

Concomitant use of dexlansoprazole and other PPIs with Plavix: TGRD U.S. initiates trial

Biogen Idec reports 2009 fourth quarter and full year earnings

HSS supports Arthritis Foundation's educational campaign for osteoarthritis

FDA approves INNOPHARMA's ibutilide fumarate injection ANDA

Xiaflex receives FDA approval for treatment of Dupuytren's contracture

MDLinx announces new Omnibus offering for international pharmaceutical market research

BRI partners with French Government to create therapeutic antibodies for treatment of major diseases

Researchers identify antiviral small molecule that is effective against numerous viruses

New biomarker may predict treatment outcomes in RA patients

New technique could eliminate hip replacement surgeries in young trauma patients

Study finds RA workers have similar keyboarding speed compared to non-impaired individuals

U.S. study finds improved mortality outcomes for children with rheumatic diseases

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