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Your Comments Are a Special Blog in Themselves

October 19, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 19 Comments Encouragement for living with RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Growing up with mom’s RA Every day, y'all write comments, messages, and emails that make such a huge difference in this community. But they also have an effect on me. Tonight I found this gem: Hi all! I don’t have RA, but my mother was diagnosed after she got pregnant with my brother 15 years ago. I...Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News Articles, Vol. 3: Syk inhibitor, CVD Risk & Diabetes Link

October 18, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments Genetics and RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and heart

3 hot Rheumatoid Arthritis news articles: RA pill, cardiovascular risk guidelines & more! 1 - An oral Spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) inhibitor for Rheumatoid Arthritis A recently published study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of a pill being called R788 for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. R788 inhibits Spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), an important immune signaling modulator,...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

“Dealing with RA Is So Much Easier than Lupus” –Kathy Lubbers

October 14, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 107 Comments Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Communicating about RA, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

What causes the RA awareness problem? Every day, people ask me, “What can I do to help create awareness for RA?” Many suggest, “We need to find a famous person with RA.” Maybe first, we need to think about why we need awareness for RA. Why do people have such a wrong view of Rheumatoid Arthritis?...Continue reading 107 Comments » Read more

Joint Injections for Rheumatoid Arthritis

October 13, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 63 Comments Prednisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Professional patient, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment, Talking to doctors

This blog is called Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior because we have to fight. I know I’m not the best warrior or the only warrior – I just know that is what we have to do: fight. Actually, through this blog, I meet other warriors who inspire me every day. I feel like my own fight is...Continue reading 63 Comments » Read more

What Does World Arthritis Day Have to Do with RA?

October 11, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 58 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Over the past week, there have been a few Tweets on Twitter about World Arthritis Day. The Arthritis Foundation posted them asking RA’ers to “join in.” It raised this question: Is World Arthritis Day about RA? “ACR is participating in World Arthritis Day” Last week, I was on the website for the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)...Continue reading 58 Comments » Read more