Kelly O'Neill, Author at Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior | Page 68 of 118

Author: Kelly O'Neill

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Using Marmosets as Subjects

Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments ,
Why a new preclinical model for Rheumatoid Arthritis research? Based upon “increasing knowledge of the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA),” more possible treatments are being developed. However animal models are required to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and toxicity of many new potential RA treatments. Rodent populations with RA-like disease are created by something called collagen-induced arthritis or...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Facts

20 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Facts I learned from RA Patients

Kelly O'Neill 128 Comments , ,
Why call them Rheumatoid Arthritis patient facts? There were many things that didn’t add up as I started to read so-called Rheumatoid Arthritis facts. What I read was not what I experienced. The more I heard from other RA patients, the longer was the list of things I wondered about. I can’t believe I’m finally saying...Continue reading      128 Comments » Read more

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Commercial Saga

Kelly O'Neill 23 Comments ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis commercials make me sigh I have some pretty weird reactions to the Rheumatoid Arthritis commercials I see. My family is subjected to my peculiar breathing and strange facial expressions. One of my first blogs was about the “baloney” most of the Rheumatoid Arthritis commercials were serving up last year. It’s kind of obvious “they” (pharmaceutical...Continue reading      23 Comments » Read more

Rheumatology Blog Carnival #1: Causes of Rheum Un-Awareness

Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments ,
Welcome to the very first rheum carnival, a blog carnival on diseases of rheumatology such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Juvenile Arthritis. Will celebrity rescue rheumatology with awareness? A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post asking how we got to this place of a terrible lack of awareness where a celebrity...Continue reading      12 Comments » Read more

New Studies Examine Predictors of Rheumatoid (Arthritis) Heart Disease

Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments , ,
Predictors of Heart Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis New Studies presented at ACR 2010 (the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting) examined of the heart disease of Rheumatoid Arthritis. One study called Longitudinal Predictors of Progression of Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis looked for factors which predict heart disease in RA patients. “Coronary and extra-coronary atherosclerosis...Continue reading      12 Comments » Read more

Joint Pain Relief: Some Fun Tactics & Dates to Save

Kelly O'Neill 1 Comment , , , ,
There are some special events you won’t want to miss coming up on the blog! Meanwhile, it has been a blockbuster week here and I hope you’ll look back and check out any posts you might have missed. Lots of info from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) meeting and a couple of new video...Continue reading      1 Comment » Read more

Weight of Patient Reported Outcome Measures on Diagnosis & Treatment of RA

Kelly O'Neill 19 Comments ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is the Only Major Disease in Which the Patient Largely Informs the Doctor A funny thing happened while we were at a poster session last week at ACR. The Georgia World Congress Center is like three 4-story shopping malls with a couple of theaters and secondary schools thrown in – it’s big. So, we...Continue reading      19 Comments » Read more
“imaware™
    Advertisement

Would You Like Free Email Updates?

Stay in touch with RA Warrior.

We respect your privacy. Your email address will never be shared.