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Courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 30, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 44 Comments Rheumatoid arthritis remission, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

Are there distinct courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis for RA patients? We talk so often of what we have in common. Let’s think about our differences for a moment. One of my very first blog posts was about the four courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis. It’s like a fact of life with RA: we are not all the...Continue reading 44 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Natural Treatment: The Beachcomber Article

March 29, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 31 Comments Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure

AF members react to the natural treatment cover story Jane posted a link on our Facebook page a couple of weeks ago to a blog on the Arthritis Foundation forum by Jay. It was about the “Beachcomber” cover story to this month’s Arthritis Today, the magazine of the Arthritis Foundation. Beneath the cover story, there was...Continue reading 31 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Trials for Tasocitinib aka CP-690550

March 25, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 27 Comments Rheumatoid arthritis treatment, XELJANZ-tofacitinib-JAK

Phase 3 Rheumatoid Arthritis drug trials mean more widespread testing of Tasocitinib aka CP-690550 Last night, I learned some exciting news about a new kind of Rheumatoid Arthritis drug in development called Tasocitinib. Tasocitinib is administered in a pill form. However, it is being compared to Biologics which are administered intravenously or injected. Tasocitinib, also known as...Continue reading 27 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Factor Test: Should We Rely on Rheumatoid Factor Levels?

March 23, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 37 Comments Blood test for RA/ Rheumatoid Disease, CRP, Rheumatoid Arthritis test

The Rheumatoid factor test is not the only way to diagnose RA It can be frustrating to read about the different ways that people interpret a Rheumatoid factor test. It seems there are still some doctors who think Rheumatoid factor levels are sufficient to diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis. If you meet an RA specialist like that, I...Continue reading 37 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Rice Bodies

March 22, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 44 Comments Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

Have you ever heard of Rheumatoid Arthritis rice bodies? Is there no end to the surprises of Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rice bodies? Huh? This weekend, Chelsea left a comment mentioning rice bodies and I had to check it out. Here’s some background from the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases about rice bodies: “Rice bodies can occur in the joints...Continue reading 44 Comments » Read more

Methotrexate Side Effects

March 19, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 235 Comments Methotrexate, Side effects for RA medicine

My relationship with methotrexate Side effects are the reason for the fight I describe in one of the about pages. There’s this fight I have every week; it’s a fight with myself. It’s the struggle to give myself shots. So far I always win – I mean lose. I’m not sure. No one with Rheumatoid Arthritis loves...Continue reading 235 Comments » Read more