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Remaining Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments , ,
Studying Remaining Pain In part one of this series on the role of pain in rheumatoid arthritis / disease, we learned that “Remaining pain” is a term for joint pain that patients experience despite treatment with DMARDs like methotrexate or Enbrel. Today we discuss a large study about Remaining Pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) / rheumatoid disease...Continue reading      11 Comments » Read more
Role of Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Role of Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments ,
This is Part 1 in a series on the role of pain in rheumatoid arthritis / disease. What role does pain play in RA diagnosis? In disease assessment? In disease treatment? Let’s start with a history lesson… 2 kinds of medicines for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) In 2009, we discussed the need to both treat rheumatoid disease and...Continue reading      25 Comments » Read more
Curing rheumatoid arthritis in mice and men

Curing Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice and Men

Kelly O'Neill 6 Comments ,
Are we curing rheumatoid arthritis in mice? This post is in response to a comment from Robert about a new way for curing rheumatoid arthritis. He wrote: “A university in Switzerland has cured RA in mice, as of August 2014. Clinical trials in humans were due to start this year. Not a word since. [Link to...Continue reading      6 Comments » Read more
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Mortality

Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis mortality: 40% increased risk Investigators at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) recently found Rheumatoid arthritis mortality to be significantly increased. A 40 percent greater overall risk of death, especially death due to respiratory or cardiovascular causes, is discussed in BWH’s recent press release, Rheumatoid arthritis linked to increased risk of death, which describes...Continue reading      18 Comments » Read more
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Can Potassium Reduce Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease?

Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments ,
Could potassium reduce pain in rheumatoid disease? “Oral Potassium (K+) Reduces Pain in RA: A Randomized Active Control Study of Diet Based K+ Intervention” A poster presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Scientific Meeting earlier this month described how potassium may be important in rheumatoid arthritis / disease. Researchers in India randomized 172 people...Continue reading      14 Comments » Read more
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Does Diet Influence the Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)?

Kelly O'Neill 32 Comments ,
“The Mediterranean diet, rich in fish, plant food, mono- and polyunsaturated fat, and including moderate wine consumption, has been suggested to protect against e.g. cardiovascular disease, but its effect on RA development has only been studied to a limited extent.”[1] Do Mediterranean or vegetarian diets impact Rheumatoid Arthritis risk? The Swedish Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis (EIRA)...Continue reading      32 Comments » Read more

The Cricoarytenoid Joint and Rheumatoid Disease

Kelly O'Neill 51 Comments , ,
Speechless… the cricoarytenoid joint is commonly affected in Rheumatoid Disease Recently a small study from Brazil raised the topic of cricoarytenoid arthritis (CA), a little-recognized aspect of Rheumatoid Disease. In 2009, RAW first discussed CA with patients who expressed amazement that their vocal cord / larynx problems were related to their Rheumatoid Disease. There are a...Continue reading      51 Comments » Read more
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