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Prednisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Low-dose Prednisone in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 49 Comments ,
A new way to dose the same old drug? This is the second post in a series about modern approaches to the use of prednisone for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Please find the first post, Prednisone Dosage for Rheumatoid Arthritis, here at this link. Does prednisone merely mask symptoms or can it slow Rheumatoid Arthritis disease progression? How...Continue reading      49 Comments » Read more
prednisone dosage for rheumatoid arthritis

Prednisone Dosage for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 65 Comments , ,
Prednisone Dosage for Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease (UPDATED 2016) The prednisone debate is actually more than one debate. How much? For how long? Does it only mask symptoms? Or does it slow the disease? At what risk? A wide range in prednisone dosage for rheumatoid arthritis has been used to study its risks and benefits. This makes...Continue reading      65 Comments » Read more

The History of Cortisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 16 Comments , ,
Memory lane with Mayo and cortisone history History comes to life with Popular Science magazine’s historical issues. They are conveniently scanned into an archive viewer online. The screen shot here shows part of a graphic from a June 1951 issue. The article describes theories of why cortisone was so successful in treating Rheumatoid Arthritis. Looks like...Continue reading      16 Comments » Read more

Prednisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 170 Comments ,
Prednisone is the most common symptom treating medicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Medicines which fight the Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity are called disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).  Rheumatoid arthritis usually requires both disease treatment and symptom treatment. Lately, I’ve given a lot of thought to the prednisone Rheumatoid Arthritis issue. Like so many other RA issues, the...Continue reading      170 Comments » Read more
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