The first English-language book to present a complete picture of this intriguing East European
borderland, The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture, illuminates the …

Human schistosomiasis—or bilharzia—is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flukes of
the genus Schistosoma. By conservative estimates, at least 230 million people worldwide …

Objective To develop a new evidence‐based, pharmacologic treatment guideline for rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). Methods We conducted systematic reviews to synthesize the evidence for …

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) most recently published recommendations
for the use of diseasemodifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologic agents in the …

Helminths are parasitic worms. They are the most common infectious agents of humans in
developing countries and produce a global burden of disease that exceeds better-known …

Gout is a disorder that manifests as a spectrum of clinical and pathologic features built on a
foundation of an excess body burden of uric acid, manifested in part by hyperuricemia, which …

Objective To provide guidance for the management of gout, including indications for and
optimal use of urate‐lowering therapy ( ULT ), treatment of gout flares, and lifestyle and other …

The publication of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) and the accompanying
collection of Lancet articles in December 2012 provided the most comprehensive …

Background Schistosomiasis is one of the world's most prevalent infections, yet its effect on
the global burden of disease is controversial. Published disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) …

In response to a request for proposal from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), our
group was charged with developing nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic guidelines for …