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28 Jul 2015

Axial Spondyloarthritis: An Evolving Concept

Axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) is the prototype of a family of inter-related yet heterogeneous diseases sharing common clinical and genetic…
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27 Feb 2015

Big Ben, Covent Garden, and the Thames: Lessons Learned from a Visit to London—Collaboration Improves Outcomes

This past week I have had the honour and pleasure of introducing my book Women and Cardiovascular Disease in London. During the book-signing event, I was…
25 Jul 2014

Osteoarthritis: The Challenge of Establishing a Personalised Treatment

The symposium, co-chaired by Prof Johanne Martel-Pelletier and Prof Antonello Pietrangelo, opened with a discussion of metabolic syndrome-associated…
25 Jul 2014

Innate Immunity in Systemic Sclerosis – Role of Toll-Like Receptors, Interferon, and the Potential Impact of Vitamin D

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease in which vascular damage and immune activation leads to excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix…
25 Jul 2014

Idiopathic Scoliosis

Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is a lifetime condition and is defined as a structural, lateral rotated curvature of the spine of >10° on standing coronal…
25 Jul 2014

Osteoporosis-Related Mortality: Time-Trends and Predictive Factors

Osteoporosis is one of the leading causes of handicap worldwide and a major contributor to the global burden of diseases. In particular, osteoporosis is…
25 Jul 2014

Use of Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Psoriatic Arthritis

Musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) is increasingly used as a bedside tool for diagnostic and monitoring purposes in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
25 Jul 2014

Update on Genetic Susceptibility and Pathogenesis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a multifactorial disease with a pathogenesis which remains inexplicable. However, genome-wide association studies…