Conserving Muscle Mass in Knee, Hip OA Preserves Function (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with normal BMI may benefit most (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 29, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Combined Adequate Vitamin K and D Could Improve Knee OA (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Post-hoc analysis of trial data suggests benefit (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 27, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Three Simple Tests Predict Physical Function Difficulties in Knee OA (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Reliably predict benchmark of failure to walk at least 6,000 steps/day (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 27, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Where's the Vaccine (or Drug) for RSV?
(MedPage Today) -- Christopher Johnson, MD, discusses item #1 on his pediatric medicine wish list (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 24, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Study: Sensitive Troponin Linked to Risks Even When'Negative' For MI (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Even a bit above the detection limit is linked to risk in non-MI patients (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 24, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Gender and Insurance Dictate DMARDs in RA (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Treatment by a specialist also linked with DMARD use (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 24, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Novel CV Risk Marker in RA Identified (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Measurement of anti-citrullinated fibrinogens may improve risk stratification (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 21, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Bail on Biosimilars (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Almost one-quarter discontinued biosimilar by 6 months (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 19, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Relatives of ALS Patients More Apt to Have Mental Health Issues (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Irish study suggests ties between pleiotropic genes, ALS, and neuropsychiatric disease (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 18, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Morning Break: Obamacare Deal Real? Doctors Dissed; United Healthcare Still Winning
(MedPage Today) -- Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 18, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Merck Drops Development of Once Promising CETP Inhibitor
(MedPage Today) -- Despite positive results in the REVEAL trial anacetrapib is dead. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 12, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

COPD a Risk in Women with RA (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- In a fully adjusted model, women with RA had a 68% increased risk (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 5, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

In RA, Only Remission Staves Off Infection (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Serious infections were 69% higher with low disease activity (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - October 2, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

Many Men with RA Not Served by Current Interventions (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Often conflict with personal coping strategies (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - September 30, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news

AHA: Meditation May Play a Role in Lowering CVD Risk
(MedPage Today) -- However, traditional medical therapy remains the gold standard (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics - September 28, 2017 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: news