Tag: joint pain

Lessons Learned from a Rhode Island Academic Out-Patient Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Clinic

This observational study reviewed 218 patient charts from a Rhode Island outpatient Lyme and tick-borne disease clinic, highlighting the challenges in diagnosing and managing post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). Common symptoms included fatigue (66.5%), joint pain (58.2%), cognitive difficulties (32.1%), and headaches (27.9%). Over half of the patients with symptoms

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Estrogen and estrogen-androgen replacement in postmenopausal women dissatisfied with estrogen-only therapy. Sexual behavior and neuroendocrine responses

This randomized controlled pilot study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of minocycline 100 mg taken twice daily over 6 months in 40 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (aged 30–70 years) who met the ACR criteria and had moderate disease activity. The study found that minocycline significantly reduced tender joint counts

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