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Juvenile Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Adopted by ACR

April 25, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 9 Comments Actemra, Biologics for RA, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Parents of children with juvenile forms of Rheumatoid Arthritis have tough decisions to make. They must consider possible risks of medical treatments like TNF-a without comfortable long-term safety records. Families weigh the risks against almost certain damage, disability, and deformity that the disease can bring. Rheumatologists who advise families with these decisions got some help...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more

Recent Biologics Commercials by Amgen & Abbott Hit New Notes

April 14, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 21 Comments Biologics for RA, Enbrel, Psoriatic Arthritis, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis commercials

Abbott’s commercials feature destruction of pianos and bicycles Commercials for Biologics like Enbrel and Humira have come a long way in the last two years. Could our perspective be having an impact on marketers? I don’t know. But the new Abbott ads are remarkable compared to the old baloney. The new message: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can mean more...Continue reading 21 Comments » Read more

Antibodies Lessen Effectiveness of Adalimumab / Humira

April 13, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 35 Comments Biologics for RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

A new study proves what many suspected – that Rheumatoid Arthritis patients develop antibodies against adalimumab (Humira) which lessen the effectiveness of the drug. Previous studies have shown this to be true for other Biologic treatments as well. Anti-adalimumab antibodies: another front in our battle against RA Doctors in the Netherlands found 28% of patients developed antibodies...Continue reading 35 Comments » Read more

Do Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Cause Cancer?

March 30, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 24 Comments Biologics for RA, Side effects for RA medicine

Hopefully not. People often state that drugs used to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis cause cancer as an accepted fact. They say they that shortening the length of life is worth the quality of life they gain from treatment. Personally, I’m tremendously interested in both. Rheumatoid Arthritis has long been known to increase risk of cancer, especially lymphoma. We...Continue reading 24 Comments » Read more

Which Biologic Treatment Should RA Patients Try Next?

February 23, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 32 Comments Biologics for RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis patients will likely try a sequence of 3 or 4 biological therapies. However, odds tend to decrease that the treatments will work. “For patients with prior exposure to TNF-a inhibitors, likelihood of response to subsequent treatment with biologic agents declines with increasing number of previous treatments with TNF-a inhibitors.” Newsflash: responses to Biologic treatments vary...Continue reading 32 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News, Vol.5: Men & Mortality, Vitamin D Research, New RA Meds

February 3, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 12 Comments Biologics for RA, Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Woman's Day problem

Here are a couple of the Rheumatoid Arthritis news articles that have caught my eye recently or, in some cases, caused me to roll my eyes. More Rheumatoid Arthritis news worth mentioning 1) Big news w/Rheumatoid Arthritis in men:methotrexate fights mortality A study published last month found “men with rheumatoid arthritis were more than twice as likely to...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

How Soon Should You Switch Biologics for Rheumatoid Arthritis?

August 27, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 63 Comments Biologics for RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

It’s been too long since I told an elephant joke. When I was little, I carried this book around making the adults miserable. Why stop now? Q. Why is an elephant large, gray, and wrinkly? (Answer below post.) How long do Rheumatoid Arthritis patients stick with Biologics? There is a lot of variation about when to change Biologics...Continue reading 63 Comments » Read more

Phil Mickelson’s Psoriatic Arthritis

August 13, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 30 Comments Biologics for RA, Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Enbrel, Rheumatoid Arthritis commercials, Spondyloarthropathy

“Mickelson arthritis” brings shrugs “Phil Mickelson arthritis” was such a common search already that it was suggested to me by Google’s search tool as I typed his name yesterday. That was only two days after Mickelson announced his diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis to the press. I have to admit that I shrugged the first time I...Continue reading 30 Comments » Read more

My First Actemra Treatment

August 10, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 50 Comments Actemra, Biologics for RA, Professional patient, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

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

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Decisions

June 11, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 35 Comments Biologics for RA, Courage & living with RA, Talking to doctors

Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment decisions are PERSONal Yesterday, I was having a conversation with someone about which Rheumatoid Arthritis treatments she might quit and which ones she might continue. She was weighing options and I said what I always say: You learn as much as you can, and then you pray and choose. It’s really up to...Continue reading 35 Comments » Read more

Actemra Rival IL-6 Inhibitor Shown Effective in Trial

May 18, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 7 Comments Actemra, Biologics for RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

New IL-6 inhibitor brings ACR 50 to half of patients Would you believe I just realized why the Biologics’ names end in “mab”? It is short for monoclonal antibody. Must be those blonde highlights. A new monoclonal antibody referred to as ALD518 was tested on one hundred twenty-seven patients who took part in a Phase 2 clinical...Continue reading 7 Comments » Read more

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