In addition, since recovery from MetS can lower the risk of gout, it is important to implement strategies such as lifestyle modification and appropriate pharmacologic treatment for MetS management in young men,” say the researchers.

Adhering to a healthy lifestyle, namely never smoking, moderate alcohol use, regular exercise, healthy BMI, and healthy diet, is associated with a significantly reduced risk for rheumatoid arthritis in women, show data from the Nurses’ Health Studies.

Lifestyle choices such as smoking, alcohol, and obesity also have differential impact on the appropriateness of therapy choice.

Such risk factors include “potentially modifiable” lifestyle factors such as obesity and consumption of excess alcohol, sugary drinks, meat, and shellfish.

Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In this editorial Michael Nurmohamed discusses the EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular risk management, focusing on the role of the rheumatologist.

Nevertheless, they conclude in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases : “These findings provide for the first time evidence on the efficacy of cardiovascular risk management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.”

David Sherry discusses various pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for management of pediatric fibromyalgia, and outlines the impact of an interdisciplinary approach on physical function, mental health and pain outcomes in these patients.

David Sherry discusses various pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for management of pediatric fibromyalgia, and outlines the impact of an interdisciplinary approach on physical function, mental health and pain outcomes in these patients.

These “modifiable risk factors […] are strongly influenced by lifestyle, and might be related to dietary indiscretion,” say the study authors, adding that their findings could “help physicians identify patients with a need for a lifestyle change and educational intervention or a tighter follow-up to adapt ULT dosage, to achieve the treatment target.”