[From the Palaeolithic age to the twentieth century, nutritional habits as well as the quality and composition of nutritients changed dramatically. The protein-based calorie intake of former Homo species had been replaced by a carbohydrate-based nutrition since the Neolithic revolution (the transition to agriculture). The start of food production also changed the range of nutrients and the start of sedentary lifestyle. At the same time, approximately five thousand years ago osteoporosis appeared. In this paper, the authors give a short review of eating habits and foods of early Homo species in the Palaeolithic Age and of Homo sapiens in Neolithic Age, Antiquity, Middle Ages and Modern Age, and discuss the possible relationship of nutrition and osteoporosis.]

[Definitive autoimmune-inflammatory rheumatic diseases are often preceded by undifferentiated clinical syndromes including undifferentiated polyarthritis (UDP), undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) and early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These are considered as distinct clinical entities. However, due to extensive overlapping patterns in clinical picture and treatment, these diseases may be commonly termed as ”early arthritis”. The optimal follow-up of such patients may only be carried out at specialized early arthritis clinics. Effective patient care should include the early use of prognostic indicators, as well as flexible pharmacological therapy.]

[We conducted the first Hungarian open-label study using infliximab (Remicade) in 62 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The mean disease duration was 8.7 years. Patients receiving methotrexate for at least 3 months with active RA were included in the study. All patients received concomittant methotrexate treatment. Results indicated a 61%, 35% and 18% improvement in ACR20, ACR50 and ACR70, respectively. In most patients, dramatic improvement was seen as soon as after the first or second infusion.]

[The significance of osteoporosis is well known, however, the number of patients receiving treatment is only a small fraction of ideal. Besides, the fact that the population is uninformed, the difficulties of making an appointment with a specialist and the unsatisfactory communication of the doctor all play a part in the fact that a high proportion of patients receiving mediation give up treatment prematurely. The Inter - na tional Osteoporosis Foundation supports the establishment of public patient clubs with regular training courses and grants and by doing so it also acknowledges their importance in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. The publication, based on the questionnaire filled in by the members of the first Hungarian patient club, the Hungarian Society of Osteopo - rosis Patients in district 3rd, introduces the Hungarian results and points out how important patient clubs are in increasing the success of treatment and it also draws attention to the necessity of establishing further patient clubs in the future.]

[Nonadherence to pharmacological treat-ment in osteoporosis is a well-recognised problem not only in Hungary but all over the world. As in other chronic diseases, adherence to osteoporosis treatment is poor, which results in serious problems affecting patients as well as health care resources. Low adherence rates consistent-ly result in increased rates of fractures. Some approaches aimed to improve com-plience and persistence, such as extension of dosing intervals, might improve patients’ adherence to therapy. International clinical studies have demonstrated that the number of fractures cannot be reduced without suf-ficient adherence. Improving patient edu-cation, enhancing interactions between health care providers and patients, taking into account patients’ preferences and involving them in treatment decisions may all improve adherence.]