Rheumatoid Arthritis News: Actemra Approved

January 11, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 42 Comments Actemra, American College of Rheumatology, Biologics for RA, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

New medicine for unresponsive Rheumatoid Arthritis in the news Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat severe RA in patients who did not respond to TNF blocking medicines like Enbrel and Humira and other disease modifying drugs DMARDs. Associated Press reports: Hal Barron, chief medical officer for Genentech, a division...Continue reading 42 Comments » Read more

The Problem with Rheumatoid Arthritis Information: Why is RA so hard to study and cure?

December 28, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 12 Comments Communicating about RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis remission, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

I guess YouTube is not the best place for RA information There sure are a lot of YouTube videos with RA cures. I watched several this weekend, getting distracted while doing research. Several thoughts competed in my mind: “No wonder _________ (fill in the blank with whoever’s name) thinks I’m crazy for taking RA medicines if she’s...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

What is a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare?

December 3, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 181 Comments Humor with RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis flare symptoms don’t play by the rules As I’ve mentioned before on the blog, my joints did not read any rheumatoid arthritis books before I got RA. I had no idea which joints were supposed to be my rheumatoid arthritis joints and which were supposed to be my “healthy” joints. I didn’t study for...Continue reading 181 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Support

November 20, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 11 Comments Faith, Inspiration for living with RA, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

Another kind of Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy Before every meal, we say grace. Most families do that. However, there’s a difference at my house. No matter which of my children is praying, they add my Rheumatoid Arthritis. They pray like this: “Lord, please heal Momma.” They never forget. It’s not like a duty. No one reminds them to do...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

My RA Methotrexate / Enbrel Test: How Well Do Methotrexate & Enbrel Work on Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis?

November 10, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 49 Comments Enbrel, Humira, Methotrexate, Professional patient, Space, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

My “dangerous” RA research? These last few weeks have provided me with an opportunity to measure the success of methotrexate and Enbrel at treating Rheumatoid Arthritis. Although I was an accidental guinea pig, I have been interested in to learn all I can from this test. How much worse would my Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms be without...Continue reading 49 Comments » Read more

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior’s RA

July 19, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly Young 16 Comments Pain Tolerance / RA Stoicism, Palindromic Rheumatism, Transparency & living with RA, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior blog is not about me, but this one is. This blog is not about me. It is about fighting Rheumatoid Arthritis. I DO have RA, but you know what I mean. Of course, I can only show you the world through my own eyes anyway. However, today I will focus on my own...Continue reading 16 Comments » Read more

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