2007 Press Releases

Press releases are generally issued by the ACR around the ACR Annual Scientific Meeting. In addition, each month, releases from our journal publisher regarding science in the current issue of the journal will be posted here.

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Annual Scientific Meeting Releases

ACR Research And Education Foundation Announces 2008 Board Of Directors (11/7/07)

American College Of Rheumatology Announces Election Of Board Of Directors (11/7/07)

Kimpton Named President Of Association Of Rheumatology Health Professionals (11/7/07)

Gabriel Named President-Elect Of American College Of Rheumatology (11/7/07)

Fox Named President Of American College Of Rheumatology (11/7/07)

Crofford Named President-Elect Of ACR Research And Education Foundation (11/7/07)

Cohen Named Secretary Of American College Of Rheumatology (11/7/07)

Borenstein Named Treasurer Of American College Of Rheumatology (11/7/07)

Fish Oil May Be Good Supplemental Treatment For Lupus (11/7/07)

Denosumab Offers New Approach To Treating Bone Erosions In People With Rheumatoid Arthrtis (11/7/07)

Phase III Study Reveals Potential New Therapy For Gout (11/7/07)

Tocilizumab Appears Safe And Effective In Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis (11/7/07)

Agressive Combination Therapy Reduces Risk Of Heart Attack By 80% In People With Rheumatoid Arthritis (11/7/07)

Decreased Use Of COX-2 Inhibitors Is Increasing Gastrointestinal Complications (11/7/07)

Your Knees Want To Take You Shoe Shopping (11/7/07)

Predicting Preeclampsia In Pregnant Women With Lupus (11/7/07)

Safety Of Juvenile Arthritis Treatment Demonstrated (11/7/07)

Adult Drug Improves Function In Patients With A Rare Pediatric Rheumatic Disease (11/7/07)

Earlier Testing May Result In Earlier Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis (11/7/07)

Low Vitamin D Levels May Worsen Osteoarthritis Of The Knee (11/7/07)

Corticosteroid Injections Not As Effective As Surgery In Treatment Of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (11/7/07)

Children With Juvenile Arthritis Experience Substantial Improvement During Two Years Of Adalimumab Treatment (11/7/07)

Biologic Therapy, Abatacept, Shows Promise In The Treatment Of Children With Severe, Treatment Resistant Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (11/7/07)

Researchers Work To Minimize Cardiac Complications Of Joint Replacement Surgery (11/7/07)

Study Shows Value Of TKR In Virtually All Patients (11/7/07)

New Criteria May Better Classify Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (11/7/07)

Being Overweight Could Prevent Your Rheumatoid Arthritis From Going Into Remission (11/7/07)

Researchers Predict Cardiovascular Risk For People With Rheumatoid Arthritis (11/7/07)

Promising New Anti-TNF Therapy Being Studied To Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis (11/7/07)

Botulinum Toxin Type A May Do More Than Make You Look Younger – It May Make Your Joints Feel Younger Too (11/7/07)

Patients Who Stick To The Plan Reduce Fractures In Osteoporosis (11/7/07)

‘Managing Your Career’ Is An Understatement For Patients With Arthritis (11/7/07)

Women Who Receive DXA Scans Should Request A Copy Of Their Bone Density Results (11/7/07)

Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis May Have Higher Risk Of Stroke (11/7/07)

Unmet Social Support Needs May Account For Racial Differences In Utilization Of Knee Replacement Surgery (11/7/07)

Joint Replacement In Seniors Reduces Pain And Increases Independence (11/7/07)

If Caught Early, High Rates Of Arthritis Remission Can Be Achieved (11/7/07)

Work Factors Are Still Better Indicators Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Disability Than Treatment Of The Disease (11/7/07)

Releases Unrelated to the Annual Scientific Meeting

The Widening Mortality Gap Between People with Rheumatoid Arthritis and the General Population (10/30/07)

New Insights into Inflammation in Osteoarthritis (10/30/07)

Meditation Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients (9/24/07)

The Impact of Physical Activity on Weight-Bearing Knee Joint (9/24/07)

Key Arthritis Legislation Could Positively Impact Nation's Most Common Cause of Disability (09/07)

A Potential New Disease-Modifying Drug for Osteoarthritis (7/30)

Evidence of a Common Genetic Background for Ankylosing Spondylitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (7/30)

Hip and Knee Replacements Rarely Performed in Patients Over 100 (7/30)

Race Plays a Role in Disability in Older Adults with Arthritis (7/30)

Sperm Abnormalities Seen in Male Lupus Patients (6/28/07)

Patient Choice and Treatment Alternatives for Arthritis (6/28/07)

ACR Research and Education Foundation Announces $5.5 Million Commitment from Amgen Inc. and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals to Continue Vital Awards Program (6/18/07)

Drinking 4 or More Cups of Coffee a Day May Help Prevent Gout (5/25/07)

New Insights into Chronic Inflammation and Atherosclerosis (5/25/07)

Coffee Consumption May Lower Blood Uric Acid Levels - the Precursor of Gout (5/25/07)

Aggressive Treatment for Whiplash Does Not Promote Faster Recovery (5/25/07)

Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Impact of Genetic Factors on Mortality (04/27/07)

The Economic Impact of Arthritis on the United States (04/27/07)

Medicaid Patients with Lupus Travel Farther To See Specialists (04/30/07)

Older, Lower Income Patients Least Likely to See a Specialist for Lupus (04/30/07)

Physical Activity Associated With Lower Risk of Work-Related Repetitive Strain Injury (03/29/07)

One Out of Every Three Arthritis Sufferers is Affected in Ability to Work (03/29/07)

A Newly Identified Immunosuppressive Protein in Rheumatoid Arthritis (03/38/07)

Arthritis Pain, the Brain, and the Role of Emotions (03/28/07)

New Insights into Autoimmunity and Depression (02/27/07)

The Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cancer (02/27/07)

Appearance Concerns Related to Depression in Patients with Rheumatic Disease (02/28/07)

Complications Following Hip Replacement More Common in Obese Patients, Especially Women (02/28/07)

Exercise Has No Effect on Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis (1/31/07)

Assessing the Cost of Juvenile Arthritis (1/31/07)

The Problem With Treating Spondylarthritis With Anti-TNF Strategies (01/30/07)

Predicting the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis for Early Arthritis Patients (1/30/07)

New Treatment Hope for Systemic Sclerosis (12/28/06)

Sex Differences and Rheumatoid Arthritis (12/28/06)

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