Treatment With Prednisone Among Patients With RA May Be Associated With Increased Mortality Risk.

reported that research indicated that “treatment with prednisone among patients with rheumatoid arthritis was associated with increased mortality risk.” However, “concomitant methotrexate attenuated this risk.” The findings were published online in Arthritis Care & Research. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/Arthritis/53872