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Rheumatoid Arthritis Statistics

Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments , ,
Some interesting numbers came across my screen in the last couple of days. I started wondering what they would look like along side of one another. Some Rheumatoid Arthritis statistics are better than others Recent Rheumatoid Arthritis statistics now estimate that a larger number of people have RA than expected: about 1.5 million in the US. Yesterday was...Continue reading      14 Comments » Read more

New Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments ,
New criteria for studying Rheumatoid Arthritis Last October at their convention, the American College of Rheumatology unveiled the revised criteria for classification of Rheumatoid Arthritis (for more detail on how the point system works, please click that link). This month, in coordination with the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR), they have announced that the new guidelines have...Continue reading      11 Comments » Read more

The Mortality Dragon: Do Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Have to Die Early?

Kelly O'Neill 15 Comments ,
Reasons for the high mortality rate with Rheumatoid Arthritis This is not a morbid post. If we’re going to fight a dragon, we need to know about the dragon. Why do Rheumatoid Arthritis patients have such a high mortality rate? Some of you have probably heard me speculate about mortality and RA in response to questions....Continue reading      15 Comments » Read more

Incidence of Rheumatoid Arthritis Increasing, in Women Especially

Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments , ,
Recent study finds more Rheumatoid Arthritis – Women Harder Hit Science Daily reported this spring that Mayo researchers found an increased incidence of Rheumatoid Arthritis, especially in women. “Between 1 and 2 million Americans suffer the effects of RA, a chronic inflammatory disease that targets joints and which contributes to work-related disability, increased morbidity, and shortened...Continue reading      18 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Muscle Wasting: Rheumatoid Cachexia

Kelly O'Neill 62 Comments , , ,
Wasting time on Rheumatoid Arthritis muscle wasting? Rheumatoid Arthritis is famous for bone erosions and joint deformity. That’s bad enough, but RA doesn’t stop there. Rheumatoid Arthritis is a systemic disease which can affect all organs and systems in the body. One of the first RA symptoms I experienced was extreme weakness in muscles and tendons. As...Continue reading      62 Comments » Read more

What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis Damage?

Kelly O'Neill 26 Comments ,
The sabre rattling of Rheumatoid Arthritis damage Do you ever look down at the invisible stabbing pain and wonder what’s going on inside your joints? Do you wonder whether damage is occurring when you feel your joints sticking or twisting or popping? Or red or puffy? What exactly causes Rheumatoid Arthritis damage? Over the years, some have...Continue reading      26 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms Not Alleviated by Disease Treatment

Kelly O'Neill 70 Comments , , ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis patients still have symptoms of pain & disability In a press release posted this week from Rome, the European League against Rheumatism (EULAR) says women with Rheumatoid Arthritis experience Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms despite treatment. (Link to view non-pdf version of EULAR press release.) The survey of 2,000 Rheumatoid Arthritis patients found a majority experienced...Continue reading      70 Comments » Read more
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