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RA Research, Resources, and Rheumatology

A Paradigm Shift in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity? Part 3

Kelly O'Neill 59 Comments , , ,
In Part 1, we pointed out that patients and clinicians look at Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity in different ways. Rheumatologists especially focus on joints, and actually particular kinds of joint activity. Patients face much more with regard to disease activity, as reflected in the post and comments page. In Part 2, we looked at two specific...Continue reading      59 Comments » Read more

A Paradigm Shift in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity? Part 2

Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments , ,
In part 1 of A Paradigm Shift in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity, we considered some reasons why better ways of considering RA disease activity are needed. Ideally, three key things should be considered regarding RA disease activity: The patient’s estimation of his disease activity (more here). Appropriate monitoring using available tests (read more here!) A more complete paradigm...Continue reading      28 Comments » Read more

RA News Headlines, Vol. 6: Ibuprofen for Pain, Orencia Shots, New RA test, RA Inflammation Increases CV Risk

Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments , ,
4 Big Headlines for RA News 1) Ibuprofen beats acetaminophen & a combination of both in knee pain Thanks to Dr. Kirsch for Tweeting this fantastic editorial about an arthritis pain relief study in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases last week. The column highlights data in a new long-term study of the two most popular over-the-counter pain...Continue reading      8 Comments » Read more

New Way to Report Response in RA Clinical Trials?

Kelly O'Neill 15 Comments , , ,
Untangling a possible replacement for the “familiar” ACR 20 describing treatment response in clinical trials for Rheumatoid Arthritis Special thanks to Jay Sprinkel for assistance with this post. Although he may be more known for the humor he provides to our Facebook group, Jay is a retired marine biologist who specializes in statistics. He is also...Continue reading      15 Comments » Read more

A Methotrexate Alternative for Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Kelly O'Neill 30 Comments , ,
This molecule has “the potential to further improve the most successful principle of folate inhibition in the treatment” of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Folate antagonism has been the foundation of treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis for almost two decades. Methotrexate is used to inhibit the proliferation of inflammatory cells, probably at least in part by folate antagonism. There are...Continue reading      30 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumors: 2 Mysteries Solved

Kelly O'Neill 32 Comments ,
I thought it was brilliant the other day when a commenter called RA “the ghost disease.” It’s true that many RA myths persist and that researchers don’t yet know exactly how Rheumatoid Arthritis works. Which joints can be affected? Is there a nutritional cure that we are overlooking?   Confusion about RA is perpetuated in plenty...Continue reading      32 Comments » Read more

Evidenced-based Medicine or Easy-bake Oven: Tension Between Evidence and Reality

Kelly O'Neill 35 Comments ,
This post was inspired by the article Patient Advocates: Flies in the Ointment of Evidenced Based Care by Jessie Gruman at Health Affairs Blog. Patient advocacy and evidenced-based medicine are both intimately entwined with several matters in rheumatological care, but first a word about flies. Patient advocates probably are flies in the ointment, and there would...Continue reading      35 Comments » Read more
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