This week we bring you some news from the annual meeting of the American College Of Rheumatology. SAA is in attendance for meetings and we also held a patient seminar on Saturday, October 25.

First we have a video from one of the doctors attending ACR, Stephen A. Paget, MD. Of note is his emphasis on information regarding Vitamin D and people with inflammatory diseases. Our most recent report on the Vtiamin D topic can be found by clicking here.

Dr. Paget also mentions the new biologic medications on the way and briefly discusses TNF-a Inhibitors and their use in treating spondylitis. You can view the video by clicking here.

Medscape Health also has a new CME for rheumatologists regarding the Vitamin D issue: click here.

The abstracts referred to by Dr. Paget can be searched at the ACR website by clicking here. You can choose a keyword of "Ankylosing Spondylitis" to view the presentations that will be done at ACR on AS, for example.

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