Objective. To evaluate whether changes in laboratory test values are either simultaneous
with or precede disease exacerbations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) …

Background Work-related carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) now accounts for more than 41% of
all repetitive motion disorders in the United States. Carpal tunnel syndrome is also …

M aintaining a full and independent life is the essence of successful aging. In the process of
aging, healthrelated events occur that compromise one's activities or even one's …

Rheumatologists frequently encounter patients whose illnesses lack face-value; that is, they
lack the typical objective features of pathology that rheumatologists traditionally rely on for …

The available evidence reviewed does not allow definitive response to thequestion of a
primary versus secondary role of sex hormone perturbations in RA. However, this …

Different conceptual models lead to different health care choices. The traditional biomedical
model emphasizes identification of pathology (diagnosis) and remediation of these …

Born in 1925, Holman came of age at a time of enormous changes in society and medicine.
Figs. 1–3 Abraham Flexner's report on Medical Education in the United States and Canada …

Experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease
that can be induced in genetically susceptible animals by immunization with mouse …

In increasingly cost-conscious, accountable and integrated health-care systems, the
appropriate role of speciality care is under scrutiny. The data on the impact of rheumatologist …

Objective. Data suggest that the use of disease control groups and proper use of power
calculations were neglected in published reports. We surveyed these and other …