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Who Are e-Patients? A Simple Explanation

Kelly Young 18 Comments , ,
E-patient is a $10 word for a patient who is engaged and participating in treatment decisions. After all, these are our lives and our bodies or our children. To see a great discussion of a successful e-patient in action, please read about ePatient Dave on the e-patient tab on the menu. An example of why e-patients explore options...Continue reading      18 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News Articles, Volume 2

Kelly Young 10 Comments , ,
3 hot Rheumatoid Arthritis news articles 1) Woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis dies after seafood The Galveston Daily News reported last week a Port Bolivar, Texas woman with Rheumatoid Arthritis died of an infection of flesh-eating bacteria. The bacteria, which are common in warm salt water worldwide, can cause necrotizing fasciitis. Ginger Ling, 57, had cleaned and cooked...Continue reading      10 Comments » Read more

RAWarrior News Flare: Invisible Illness Week & ACR 2010

Kelly Young 9 Comments ,
“News flare” just always seems more appropriate than news flash. There’s some big news for the blog this week. News for the blog is news for all of us since the Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior blog represents the viewpoint of the patient living with the invisible illness of RA and the similar autoimmune rheumatoid diseases. It’s Invisible...Continue reading      9 Comments » Read more

Consumer Reports’ Dangerous Supplements List

Kelly Young 2 Comments
I was in the grocery store a couple of weeks ago and I picked up the latest Consumer Reports magazine since the cover story on dietary supplements looked so intriguing. Consumer Reports revealed some startling facts about vitamins and supplements sold in the United States. 1) “What consumers might not realize, though, is that supplement manufacturers routinely,...Continue reading      2 Comments » Read more

Hoping for a Natural Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment?

Kelly Young 18 Comments
Natural treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis sure sound popular Natural cure and natural treatment are some of the most searched words with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Everywhere you look there is encouragement to give natural remedies a try. Look at how one eHow page on Rheumatoid Arthritis (previously located at this address: http://www.ehow.com/facts_4827325_joints-affected-rheumatoid-arthritis.html) lists them: “Home remedy treatments may include devices...Continue reading      18 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News Articles, Volume 1

Kelly Young 2 Comments , ,
There are so many Rheumatoid Arthritis news articles that come out every day. I could never read them all! I read a few and I’m so lucky that many of my readers send me the ones they think are most important. Here is some Rheumatoid Arthritis news that could impact a lot of patients.       ...Continue reading      2 Comments » Read more

Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease from Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Kelly Young 9 Comments ,
“The treatment completely reversed cognitive impairment in 20 days” People with Rheumatoid Arthritis are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. A recent study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Research showed that a protein associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis may be responsible. There is hope that the protein may be useful in treating Alzheimer’s disease. An artificial version...Continue reading      9 Comments » Read more

My First Actemra Treatment

Kelly Young 50 Comments , , ,
Actemra is my fourth Biologic treatment My first Actemra treatment was two weeks ago. I never dreamed I’d be going for my fourth different kind of Biologic treatment. When my first rheum doc said I’d feel much better soon with Humira, I believed it. When the Rheumatoid Arthritis continued to progress, the doc seemed as disappointed...Continue reading      50 Comments » Read more

Patient Centered Medical Home: Will Redesign in Healthcare Hurt Rheumatology Patients?

Kelly Young 6 Comments ,
Most posts on this blog are written with patients in mind. This post is an exception.  I’d like to specifically address this post to those who work in medicine or healthcare design. The call to make health care more patient centered Back in January, I brought my readers a treat, a video of a talk by Bridget Duffy,...Continue reading      6 Comments » Read more

What about Classic Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Kelly Young 90 Comments ,
Wondering about a classic Rheumatoid Arthritis Almost one year ago, I asked Is There a Typical Rheumatoid Arthritis? That was the night I sat in a hotel room reading case studies about Rheumatoid Arthritis in the DIP joint (fingertip) after a not-so-enlightening visit with a character I now call Dr. Dip. I had no idea whether I...Continue reading      90 Comments » Read more

A Rheumatoid Arthritis Newsletter from RA Warrior

Kelly Young 10 Comments ,
My Rheumatoid Arthritis newsletter is out! I hope you got your copy of my newsletter that went out last night. If you didn’t, you can sign up on the Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior Newsletter page and you’ll be sent one. I always thought armadillos were cute. People from Texas would tell us stories about the silly animals. Isn’t...Continue reading      10 Comments » Read more

Traveling with Chronic Illness / RA, part 1

Kelly Young 11 Comments ,
Traveling for fun, goodbyes, and answers about RA Last summer, I set out in my truck to do something that felt impossible to me. My girls and I filled my Suburban to capacity, picked up our best girlfriends, and took off for Mississippi. My daughter was returning to college and I was determined to find a...Continue reading      11 Comments » Read more
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