Posts Tagged ‘History of Rheumatoid Arthritis’
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Incidence of Rheumatoid Arthritis Increasing, in Women Especially
Recent study finds more Rheumatoid Arthritis – Women Harder Hit Science Daily reported this spring that Mayo researchers found an increased incidence of Rheumatoid Arthritis, especially in women. “Between 1 and 2 million Americans suffer the effects of RA, a chronic inflammatory disease that targets joints and which contributes to work-related disability, increased morbidity, and [...]
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Renoir’s Rheumatoid Arthritis
What do we know about Renoir’s Rheumatoid Arthritis? One of the most famous people with Rheumatoid Arthritis is Pierre August Renoir. His name is on all the lists. I read about him early on in my searches. However, most stories give precious few details about Renoir’s RA, how it affected him, and how he coped [...]
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Anger
Rheumatoid Arthritis Anger: Cause or effect? Chicken or the egg? I wasn’t there of course, but I’ve always favored the chicken. I love chicken, especially fried chicken… Does RA cause anger? It can be managed politely, but there are times I’m definitely angry. At any one moment, I have more pain than many people I [...]
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Bewilderment of Early Aggressive Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Article assures Rheumatoid Arthritis patients of success of early aggressive treatment For your reading pleasure, I’ve typed up some excerpts from a pdf of the Sarasota Journal February 27 article called “Rheumatoid Arthritis Doesn’t Need to Cripple.” This article had an effect on me. You will see why in a moment. “Most people with Rheumatoid [...]
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The History of Cortisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Memory lane with Mayo and cortisone history History comes to life with Popular Science magazine’s historical issues. They are conveniently scanned into an archive viewer online. The screen shot here shows part of a graphic from a June 1951 issue. The article describes theories of why cortisone was so successful in treating Rheumatoid Arthritis. Looks [...]
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Is Not Our Only Pain
Compared to RA, pain in the necks like these should be easy to cure Rheumatoid Arthritis pain can be aggravating. However, something has been just as aggravating lately. It’s the pain on my head from banging it against this wall of ignorance. Almost every day I read some preposterous statement about RA or RA pain [...]
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What kind of Arthritis Did Christopher Columbus Have?
Historians find food poisoning impairs Columbus, not gout For years, history books reported that Christopher Columbus suffered from gout. That diagnosis was assigned to various types of arthritis during the Middle Ages, including Rheumatoid Arthritis. It was a catch-all term for recurring joint pain or any inflammatory arthritis. However, in recent years, evidence has revealed [...]
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Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis Historically
Aspirin to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis had no truly effective treatment for thousands of years. Natural aspirin-like substances used in large doses brought some pain relief to some patients, but at enormous cost in terms of side effects. In 1900, the Bayer company began to produce aspirin like we know of today. Still, very [...]
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