Understand and Educate Women Who Have CVD Risk Factors -- Here's How!
Ileana Pina, MD, reports on recent important studies on women's health and points out the discouraging persistence of disparities in cardiovascular research and health.
Medscape Cardiology
Long-term Association of Routine Blood Count (Coulter) Variables on Fatal Coronary Heart Disease: 30-year Results From the First Prospective Northwick Park Heart Study (NPHS-I)
Can routine blood count variables be predicators of mortality from coronary heart disease? This long-term study examines the evidence.
International Journal of Epidemiology
Infliximab Reduces Psoriasis Activity in Etanercept-Resistant Patients
Infliximab is effective, safe, and reasonably well tolerated in patients with plaque psoriasis who previously had a poor response to etanercept, according to results from the new PSUNRISE study.
Medscape Medical News
Rituximab for Scleroderma: Does Something Finally Work?
Dr. Kevin Deane reports on a recent study in Rheumatology exploring the utility of rituximab in treating scleroderma.
Medscape Rheumatology