Please recommend further diagnostic tests/evaluations that should be considered for a patient who has had the following rheumatic syndrome for 2 years: Palmer and plantar fasciitis with asymmetric ...

Background Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of classical cardiovascular risk factors, including hypertension, obesity, glucose intolerance, and dyslipidemia is highly prevalent in patients with ...

Chances are you know someone who has had carpal tunnel syndrome or you've had it yourself. CTS, which is characterized by tingling, numbness and pain in the hand, fingers, wrist and occasionally the ...

Anti-rheumatic drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis might prevent the development of autoimmune thyroid disease, according to a new observational study. Anti-rheumatic drugs used for rheumatoid ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a serious complication of Group A Streptococcus infection. It can cause damage to the valves in your heart and may cause severe heart problems in the future. Rheumatic heart ...

One Colorado researcher is moving forward with a clinical trial to see whether the drug Leukine, normally used for bone marrow transplants and to treat some forms of cancer, reverses memory loss in ...

Jonathan Carapetis receives funding from National Health and Medical Research Council, Austrade, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research & Medtronic Foundation. This article is one in our ...

"Metabolic syndrome should be actively screened for in people with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis…Once identified, these components should be treated according to standard care, eg, ...