October 11, 2007

CME News
Review Rejects "Chronic Lyme Disease" Diagnosis, Extended IV Antibiotics

A major review challenges "chronic Lyme disease" as a valid diagnosis and warns against extended use of IV antibiotics...


Orthopaedic News
IL-1ra Gene Therapy Stops Intervertebral Disc Degradation, Explant Study Shows

An in vitro study shows that IL-1 receptor antagonist delivered either directly or by gene therapy can inhibit matrix degradation in human intervertebral disc...


BioPharm Business News
Health Canada Withdraws Market Authorization for Prexige (Lumiracoxib), Novartis' COX-2 Inhibitor for Osteoarthritis

Health Canada, the federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, has advised consumers that it has stopped the sale of the anti-inflammatory drug Prexige (lumiracoxib) and will cancel the drug's market authorization due to potential serious liver-related adverse events (hepatitis)...



Rheumatology and Infusion Therapy:
Practice and Treatment Choices in the New Era


The Scientific Basis of Individualized Treatment of Patients With RA: Online Byte-Size CME

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