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2009 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 are posted here.

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- Annual Scientific Meeting 2009 Press Releases

Corticosteroids Increase Infection Risk In People With Rheumatoid Arthritis (10/5/2009)

Biologic Therapy Does Not Increase The Overall Risk Of Serious Infection In People With Rheumatoid Arthritis (10/5/2009)

Got Gout? Get Milk (10/5/2009)

Anti-TNF Therapy For Rheumatoid Arthritis May Increase Risk Of Joint Infections (10/5/2009)

Only One In Two Adults With Arthritis Likely To Get Seasonal Flu Shots (10/5/2009)

No Clear Increased Risk Of Skin Cancer In People With Rheumatoid Arthritis: When Treated With Anti-TNF Therapy Compared With DMARD Therapy (10/5/2009)

Glucosamine Not Shown To Benefit Osteoarthritis Of The Knee (10/5/2009)

Sip Water To Prevent Gout Attacks (10/5/2009)

Higher Risk Of Skin Cancer Observed Among Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Take Anti-Tnf Medications (10/5/2009)

Exceeding Recommended Dose Of Allopurinol Might Benefit People With Gout (10/5/2009)

Ouch! Video Games Cause Joint Pain In Children: Child-Researcher Works With Rheumatologists To Study Wrist Pain In Young Video-Gamers (10/5/2009)

Novel JAK Inhibitor Successfully Treats Rheumatoid Arthritis (10/5/2009)

Traditional Combination Treatment Helps People With Rheumatoid Arthritis As Much As Newer Biologic Therapy (10/5/2009)

New Treatment Combination Promising For Children With Arthritis (10/5/2009)

New Study Detects No Invasive Cancer Cases In Juvenile Arthritis Patients (10/5/2009)

People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Less Joint Surgery Compared To 25 Years Ago (10/5/2009)

Unhealthy Gums Linked To Development Of Rheumatoid Arthritis (10/5/2009)

Spraying For Bugs Could Increase Autoimmune Disease Risk (10/5/2009)

Depression: A Risk And A Consequence Of Heart Disease In Lupus (10/5/2009)

Greater Awareness And Earlier Screening Improve Outcomes For Scleroderma: Despite A Lack Of Proven Medications, Patients Are Living Longer Lives (10/5/2009)

Smoking Now Linked To Rheumatoid Arthritis And Lupus: And Makes Treating Those Diseases Less Effective (10/5/2009)

Treatment For Vasculitis Breaks Away From Decades-Old Standard (10/5/2009)

A Different Sort Of Anti-Aging Tip: Drop Some Weight To Prevent Osteoarthritis (10/5/2009)

Combination Of Two Medications Help Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis (10/5/2009)

Borenstein Named president-elect of American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Yeung Receives Henry Kunkel Young Investigator Award from American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Fraenkel Receives Henry Kunkel Young Investigator Award from American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Jordan Receives ACR REF Excellence in Investigative Mentoring Award from American College of Rheumatology Research and education foundation (10/5/2009)

Firestein Receives Distinguished Basic Investigator Award from American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Hahn Receives Presidential Gold Medal from American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Laxer Receives Distinguished Clinician Scholar Award from American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Lindsley Receives Distinguished Service Award from American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Barry Bresnihan Named Master of American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Steere Receives Distinguished Clinical Investigator Award from American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Templin Receives Paulding Phelps Award from American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Wigley Receives Distinguished Clinician Scholar Award from American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Uknis Named Treasurer of American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Cohen Named President of American College of Rheumatology (10/15/2009)

Ehrlich-Jones Named President of Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (10/5/2009)

O’Dell Named Secretary of American College of Rheumatology (10/5/2009)

Regular Press Releases

United States Bone And Joint Decade Announces Conference Program (10/2009)

46 Million Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Represented at White House (10/2009)

Study Suggests Obesity Alone Does Not Cause Knee Osteoarthritis in Mice (10/2009)

Primary Care Physicians are Front Line Defense in Diagnosing Serious Illness in Patients with Acute Lower Back Pain (10/2009)

Women Who Make Poor Shoe Choices at Risk for Foot Pain Later in Life (10/2009)

Depression and Inflammation Linked to Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Spousal Depression May Also Affect Persons with RA (08/2009)

Immune Responses to Flu Vaccine Are Diminished in Lupus Patients (08/2009)

Protein Level May Serve as Predictor of Severe Osteoarthritis (08/2009)

Study Provides Greater Understanding of Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria (07/2009)

Risk of Tuberculosis From Arthritis Medication Examined (07/2009)

Study Examines Relationship Between Bone Density and Erosion in Arthritis (06/2009)

Genes and Smoking Play Role in Rheumatoid Arthritis (06/2009)

Cost Shifting May Make Arthritis Medications Too Expensive for Medicare Beneficiaries (06/2009)

Tai Chi Improves Pain in Arthritis Sufferers (06/2009)

There Are More Than 100 Reasons To See A Rheumatologist: May is National Arthritis Awareness Month (05/2009)

Computer Use Significantly Affected by Arthritis (05/2009)

Women with Arthritis More Likely Than Men to Stop Working (05/2009)

Chlamydia May Play Role In a Type of Arthritis (05/2009)

Decrease in Sense of Smell Seen in Lupus Patients (05/2009)

Occupational Therapists Help People with Arthritis Regain Their Zest for Life: April is National Occupational Therapy Month (04/2009)

Patients Suffer As A Result Of Insurance Pricing Scheme: Mississippi Fights Back; Could Lead Nation in Efforts to Overturn Tier IV Pricing (03/2009)

Eshoo and Upton Introduce Bill to Provide Relief for Millions with Arthritis (03/2009)

Biomarkers Found for Rheumatoid Arthritis (02/2009)

Osteoarthritis Treatment No More Effective Than Placebo (02/2009)

Exercise Plays Large Role in Recovery from Knee Replacement and the Occurrence of Osteoarthritis (01/2009)

Health Care Providers and Patients Differ On Views of Knee Replacement (01/2009)

Greater Quadriceps Strength May Benefit Those with Knee Osteoarthritis (01/2009)

Novel Drugs Selectively Target Pathway Important In Rheumatoid Arthritis (01/2009)

Exercise Underutilized for Chronic Back and Neck Pain (01/2009)

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