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Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Debate

January 14, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 35 Comments Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure

To treat or not to treat RA: that is the question We’ve talked a bit about Diet and RA recently on RA Warrior. There is even a new section of the blog dedicated to RA / food related topics called RA Kitchen after Food Network’s Hell’s Kitchen. Dietary adjustments can be important to those living with...Continue reading 35 Comments » Read more

Methotrexate Injections for Rheumatoid Arthritis

January 13, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 42 Comments Methotrexate, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Why inject methotrexate for RA? There are 3 main reasons that methotrexate injections may be used instead of oral tablets. Methotrexate side effects may be much less with injectable methotrexate. More methotrexate is absorbed with injections, so often it works better to fight RA. A higher dose can be administered with injectable methotrexate than is tolerable with oral methotrexate. Is...Continue reading 42 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News: Actemra Approved

January 11, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 42 Comments Actemra, American College of Rheumatology, Biologics for RA, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

New medicine for unresponsive Rheumatoid Arthritis in the news Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat severe RA in patients who did not respond to TNF blocking medicines like Enbrel and Humira and other disease modifying drugs DMARDs. Associated Press reports: Hal Barron, chief medical officer for Genentech, a division...Continue reading 42 Comments » Read more

Dear Bridget Duffy from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient

January 7, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 15 Comments Invisible Illness, Talking to doctors, Video or podcast

Bridget Duffy at Gel Health 2009 from Gel Conference. Dear Bridget, I was truly stunned when I came across your speech. Your story produces intense reaction from a woman living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. RA is primarily an invisible illness. It can cause a person to be severely disabled quite suddenly and need help from medical professionals desperately....Continue reading 15 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Message Boards

January 5, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 47 Comments e-patient, Rheumatoid arthritis support, Talking to doctors

The subject of RA message boards has come up recently in a couple of conversations. I want to ask what you think. From what I’ve heard, message boards and forums are popular sources of RA information. Some are fully moderated so that posts are kept positive and kind. Others are less so. However, none are moderated...Continue reading 47 Comments » Read more

Methotrexate and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Is Alcohol Consumption Safe?

January 4, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 113 Comments Alcohol & Rheumatoid Arthritis, Methotrexate

RA Medicines were a gift The day I finally met the good rheumatologist, I was given several prescriptions. But, they weren’t Christmas presents. They came with stern warnings. Do not get pregnant; do not drink any alcohol… the regular drill. At that point, I was scared stiff. Well, I was stiff already anyway. However, I was also...Continue reading 113 Comments » Read more