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Joint Focus: Spondyloarthritis

For the first time, two societies devoted to spondyloarthropathies have met in joint session. Rheumatology Network was on site to learn the latest from the SPARTAN-GRAPPA conference:
-- Progress toward new PsA criteria ,
-- Impending North American guidelines on spondyloarthropathies, and
-- The growing voice of PsA patients in defining outcomes.

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Whatever is causing this woman's hip pain, her x-ray looks quite severe. The diagnosis was correct 40 years ago, but it couldn't be treated effectively then. What's the problem?

FDA Takes First Steps to Regulate Single-Lab Tests

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The FDA today announced that it is preparing to regulate laboratory tests developed and marketed within a single lab. This should lead eventually to more clarity about testing for diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases.

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Patients Get a Voice in PsA Guidelines and Research

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July 30, 2014 | SPARTAN/GRAPPA 2014, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatic Diseases
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Outcomes in psoriatic arthritis should improve, representatives of the research body GRAPPA assert, now that patients are gaining a role in creating symptom measures and definitions.

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FDA Approves Anti-Abuse Narcotic

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News | July 24, 2014 | Rheumatologic Pain, Pain
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The FDA has approved an abuse-resistant version of oxycodone, Targiniq ER.

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