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12/05/2014

Today, May 12th, marks Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Developed by the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association (NFMCPA), this international observance… Read more »

03/04/2014

Sir Ravinder Maini and Sir Professor Marc Feldmann were last week awarded a prestigious 2014 Canada Gairdner International Award for their discovery of… Read more »

10/02/2014

If you had a condition that could be treated with a single operation that carries risks, or with a series of physiotherapy sessions, which has fewer risks but… Read more »

10/05/2013

Fibromyalgia is a chronic widespread pain disorder, estimated to affect one in 20 people worldwide. It causes pain throughout the body, and often patients… Read more »

07/02/2013

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with heterogeneity in clinical manifestations and disease course, characterized by numerous… Read more »

30/01/2013

Immunodeficiency is a state in which the immune system’s ability to fight infectious disease is compromised or entirely absent. As Prof. Hans-Hartmut… Read more »

10/05/2012

Every day, more than 5 million people worldwide struggle with the often debilitating health consequences of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic… Read more »

12/10/2011

World Arthritis Day was established in 1996 by Arthritis and Rheumatism International and is celebrated each year on 12th October. The aims of World Arthritis… Read more »

04/07/2011

Is it safe to use immunosuppressive drugs to treat a rheumatic patient with a past malignancy? How do rheumatic disease and kidney disease affect each other… Read more »

23/03/2011

Autoimmune diseases affect more than 50 million people in the USA alone and are estimated to be among the ten leading causes of death among women under the age… Read more »