By Dr Irwin Lim on March 2, 2014

My rheumatologist mate, Ingrid Hutton, suggested I write this post. I thought it best if I approached this by telling you what I do and then ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 12, 2014

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist An international task force, comprising of prominent rheumatologists, a health economist, an infectious disease ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 22, 2014

Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) is not a new therapy. It has been used in rheumatology for decades and it's proven a very useful medication. In my ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 18, 2013

=images"> Courtesy of photobucket.com By Dr Roberto Russo, Rheumatologist Fish oil has literally become the flavour of the month! So much so that ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on November 2, 2013

I felt the need to write this follow up post. The debate about Triple Therapy vs Methotrexate (read my last post to understand it) in rheumatoid ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 30, 2013

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist I've been following the American College of Rheumatology Meeting in San Diego on twitter. There's been a fair bit of ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 20, 2013

If you've been a reader of this blog, you'll know that Methotrexate is a go-to drug for rheumatologists (read the reasons why). It's considered safe, ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 13, 2013

I wrote the last two letters/posts to give you an idea of the love-hate relationship most rheumatologist have with this drug. (read Dear Steroid, I ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 12, 2013

Dear steroid (aka corticosteroid), When I first met you, I thought the world of you. Little did I know how you were going to turn out. The side ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on August 11, 2013

Dear steroid (aka corticosteroid), I have known you for so many years and I thought it was time to write to let you know my feelings. I do love you. ...