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What kind of Arthritis Did Christopher Columbus Have?

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Historians find food poisoning causes Columbus' arthritis, not gout For years, history books reported that Christopher Columbus suffered from gout. That diagnosis was assigned to various types of arthritis during the Middle Ages, including Rheumatoid Arthritis. It was a catch-all term for recurring joint pain or any inflammatory arthritis. However, in recent years, evidence has revealed better...Continue reading      1 Comment » Read more
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Hysterical Symptom Diagnosis, Part 1

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Origin of the word hysterical I love etymology. Origins of words can reveal a lot. And sometimes, it can be hysterically funny—except perhaps in the case of the word “hysterical” as in a hysterical diagnosis. The word hysterical is synonymous with the words psychosomatic or neurotic. It refers to physical illness which has no identifiable physical origin....Continue reading      18 Comments » Read more

What is Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis? part 3

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The Story of Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission Once upon a time, there was no effective treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Eventually, various substances were found to assuage some symptoms, at least slightly. And then one day, doctors thought they had found a cure in cortisone. However, they soon learned that they were mistaken. During our lifetime, substances have actually...Continue reading      25 Comments » Read more

Is There a Typical Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments , ,
Complications to understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis is a complicated disease. I am not speaking of symptoms, medications, and lifestyle changes. I mean mechanically speaking – on a molecular level. It is complex and multi-level in its schemes. That is one reason that experiences vary so greatly between RA patients: Which joints are affected? How many joints?...Continue reading      28 Comments » Read more

Mortality and Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Is it the best time to live with Rheumatoid Arthritis pt 2: quantity of life? This is the second post in a series which addresses the question, “Is this the best time in history to have Rheumatoid Arthritis?” Yesterday, we looked at “quality” of life. Today we look at “quantity” of life, or longevity. This might be...Continue reading      27 Comments » Read more
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Is This the Best Time to Have Rheumatoid Arthritis? Part 1: Quality of Life

Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments ,
We hear it all the time: “This is the best time in history to have Rheumatoid Arthritis.” How true is that? Let’s examine the facts. But first, what person with a disease can hear that said without a reaction of dismay? No one who actually has Rheumatoid Arthritis claims that there would be ANY good time to...Continue reading      11 Comments » Read more

Can I Delay Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis? part 2

Kelly O'Neill 84 Comments ,
Is it safe to delay Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment? If you re-phrase this question six different ways, and search using Google, you will get a lot of good information about why Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment should NOT be delayed. So, I guess that’s the Google-vote. But most of us do not make decisions based upon a Google-vote. We...Continue reading      84 Comments » Read more
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