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RA Research, Resources, and Rheumatology

Burning Question of Hormones: Breastfeeding, Contraceptives, & Menopause in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments ,
Effects of hormones on Rheumatoid Arthritis severity In a search for understanding of the influence of hormones on the course of Rheumatoid Disease, Swedish investigators examined “Early menopause and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in women over 45 years of age,” Arthritis Research & Therapy. Do hormones influence the severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis? Are there hormonal predictors...Continue reading      21 Comments » Read more

Sample Size: 1 of Every 100 RA Patients in U.S. Are Members of Our Facebook Page

Kelly O'Neill 20 Comments , , ,
Transparent objectives of a patient community As the author of this blog, I’m completely transparent about why I’m here: Stunned at learning what so many RA patients endure, I committed to doing everything possible to change that. The 3 specific goals have been the same for 3.5 years on the About Page, as created during the first...Continue reading      20 Comments » Read more

Disparity Between Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients & Doctors over Disease Activity

Kelly O'Neill 42 Comments , ,
Will one more RA disparity study make a difference for patients? Discrepancy & Rheumatoid Arthritis: inseparable as thunder & lightning Discrepancy. A word I probably used three times during the first four decades of my life. And then came Rheumatoid Disease. This word is the shortest explanation for the reason RA Warrior exists. I was stunned by the...Continue reading      42 Comments » Read more

Poll Shows Textbooks Wrong on Rheumatoid Arthritis Morning Stiffness

Kelly O'Neill 41 Comments ,
Morning stiffness is like morning sickness Did you ever have a baby? Did you have morning sickness? Was it only in the morning? Were you still pregnant? Everyone recognizes there is a lot of variety to the morning sickness experience. Some have it for a few weeks, some have it for all nine months and others never...Continue reading      41 Comments » Read more

Side Effects and Genes: More Evidence for Listening to Patients

Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments , ,
Some readers say medical terms bug them. Wait! Don’t let the weird words in an abstract make your eyes glaze over. Sometimes there’s important stuff there!  You might still get the general idea if you just read “the whatever” when you get to a word you can’t pronounce. Then look up significant words if you...Continue reading      14 Comments » Read more

Accurately Measuring Rheumatoid Disease Activity

Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments ,
We may be watching the slow evolution of the ability to measure Rheumatoid disease activity (DA) which could obviously revolutionize care for the disease, if handled properly. “Visible” evidence can be a valuable tool in treating a disease that does its damage concealed inside of a body. 2006: Remission imaging study reveals Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity Remember...Continue reading      12 Comments » Read more

RA News Vol. 8: Predicting TNF Response, Prednisone Increases Remission, New Mayo Clinic Heart Disease Risk Study

Kelly O'Neill 6 Comments , ,
Brief rundown of 3 recent RA news articles that could make big impact 1. Simple urine test may predict who responds to TNF biologics! British researcher Dr. Sabrina Kapoor noted that the metabolites which are a result of the effects of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) on metabolism should be present in the urine or blood of patients....Continue reading      6 Comments » Read more
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