AASLD: For Chronic HCV, Pour the Coffee But Hold the Pot (CME/CE)
BOSTON — Caffeine may moderate the effects of a chronic hepatitis C viral infection, but daily marijuana use seems to make it worse, reported U.S. and French researchers in separate studies.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AASLDMeeting/dh/4395

Curry Component Cools Inflamed Joints of Rats (CME/CE)
TUCSON, Ariz. — Joints affected by the inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis may be soothed by dietary supplements containing extracts of the curry ingredient turmeric, researchers here studying rats reported.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/Arthritis/dh/4394

Acupuncture Plus Routine Care Relieves Osteoarthritis Pain (CME/CE)
BERLIN — Acupuncture together with routine care led to marked clinical relief from pain for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip and to improved quality of life, according to a large randomized controlled study.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/Arthritis/dh/4393