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10 Funny Things I Tell Myself about Living with RA

March 11, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 113 Comments Humor with RA, Invisible Illness

Funny things I tell myself about RA (UPDATED) Living with RA can make you feel like an alien since you’re the only one around you enduring what you do. Often, I talk to myself while trying to get through the day. I try to be encouraging, but sometimes the funny things I tell myself are just silly. 1....Continue reading 113 Comments » Read more

Tofacitinib / CP-690550 aka Tasocitinib Succeeds in Pfizer’s 2nd Phase 3 Trial

March 9, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment, XELJANZ-tofacitinib-JAK

A new name and new milestone for tofacitinib Pfizer announced Friday that CP-690550 tofacitinib (formerly tasocitinib) met its goals in its second phase three clinical trial for moderate to severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. Tofacitinib is a JAK 3 inhibitor, an oral treatment for RA with a different approach than current Biologic RA treatments. According to Pfizer, over 4,000...Continue reading 14 Comments » Read more

Susceptibility for Rheumatoid Arthritis Acquired via Microchimerism?

March 8, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 24 Comments Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and pregnancy

Women with RA ask why it’s so common to acquire severe Rheumatoid Arthritis after pregnancy the way I did. I don’t blame my son since my symptoms went back years, but these studies are fascinating… Rheumatoid Arthritis HLA shared epitope may be acquired in pregnancy The current issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism brings a study which concludes...Continue reading 24 Comments » Read more

Predicting Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 2, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 27 Comments Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis test

Two new studies indicate that predicting Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity might be within the realm of possibility. I think Rheumatoid Arthritis lives secretly within the bodies of many victims for years, like a haunting. Invisible activity in a person's cells precedes diagnosis and many patients’ onset stories tell of years of suspicious symptoms. New studies give hope of...Continue reading 27 Comments » Read more

Resistance to Rheumatology Treatment: Blog Carnival #3

February 28, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments Blog carnival, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Would anyone oppose rheumatological treatment? A recent column in a California newspaper prompted a response from rheumatology patients and parents of juvenile rheumatology patients. There are 61 comments already on my post Don’t Take Those Meds for RA or Juvenile Arthritis, plus a handful of comments on the original article. Danielle, a mom who writes about...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more