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Author: Kelly Young

Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness: Sugar Coat Cookies Please, Not a Disease

Kelly Young 72 Comments ,
Why the sugar coating of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the media? Do you remember the insistence of Woman’s Day editors that patients were wrong and their article on Rheumatoid Arthritis was correct? The author later recanted, but the editor dug in repeatedly. That was three years ago and my first taste of the dogged commitment in the...Continue reading      72 Comments » Read more

RA News: Pfizer Pill Beats Methotrexate, Alcohol Reduces RA Risk, Periodontal Disease High

Kelly Young 9 Comments ,
Pfizer oral JAK “superior” to methotrexate Pfizer released a statement about their two year study, ORAL Start, which puts their new oral JAK treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis directly up against methotrexate.  The oral medication, currently called tofacitinib, is taken twice daily in either 5 or 10 mg doses. “Tofacitinib was found to be superior to MTX...Continue reading      9 Comments » Read more

Disparity Between Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients & Doctors over Disease Activity

Kelly Young 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 Young 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

What RA Is Like: Heavy Armor Hindered Medieval Warriors

Kelly Young 22 Comments ,
Researchers at Leeds in the UK studied how medieval soldiers were affected by the weight of the armor (approximately 40-50 kg or 80-90 lbs). Researchers wore replicas of European armor while monitoring oxygen usage. The subjects’ breathing was more frequent and shallow as they used twice as much energy just to move around. “Being wrapped in...Continue reading      22 Comments » Read more

Confusion & Blame Surround Methotrexate Shortages & Recalls

Kelly Young 41 Comments ,
U.S. caught off guard by methotrexate shortage Shortages of injectable methotrexate began in 2010 and some sources say may continue through 2014. Many have been surprised that shortages of such inexpensive generic drugs could take Americans by surprise and continue for such an indefinite period. Finger-pointing at the FDA and drug companies is probably the one...Continue reading      41 Comments » Read more

Painless Meme for Rheum Mates

Kelly Young 63 Comments ,
Often, I begin a presentation explaining “being an RA patient doesn’t define me.” Then, I share some things that do. Like being a mother of five amazing young people.  Growing up near D.C. and still loving all things Washington, especially the Redskins. Rainbows, rockets, and running on the beach. Bee Gees. Tobymac. Chicago. Margaret Becker. I...Continue reading      63 Comments » Read more

Johnson & Johnson RA Warrior YouTube Video

Kelly Young 35 Comments ,
Inside story of a new YouTube video about RA Warrior A few weeks ago, a Johnson & Johnson video team visited our house. See my sons spoofing with the big video camera? The things that captivate teenagers, right? Anyway, it was hard to explain to the Johnson & Johnson folks why it was difficult to have visitors...Continue reading      35 Comments » Read more

Side Effects and Genes: More Evidence for Listening to Patients

Kelly Young 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

Why say a patient #FAILS treatment when RA treatments fail patients?

Kelly Young 39 Comments ,
RA patients are brave and optimistic, as I’ve said. I’ve never been around such a hopeful, resilient crowd. We continually adjust because the disease is progressive and persistent. And we repeatedly hope for the best because there is always one more treatment or therapy to try. Rolling with the punches gracefully becomes sport for us. We...Continue reading      39 Comments » Read more
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