Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis Archives | Page 10 of 15 | Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior

Which Biologic Treatment Should RA Patients Try Next?

February 23, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 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

Sleep Quality Affects Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis

February 17, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 16 Comments Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis disability, Rheumatoid Arthritis sleep

The relationship between Rheumatoid Arthritis, sleep, and disability A small study in 2009 confirmed “Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) negatively affect women's sleep.” It’s no surprise that Rheumatoid Arthritis impacts the sleep of many patients. Most patients could tell you why: pain, medication side effects, and emotional frustration or depression about chronic illness, chronic pain, and...Continue reading 16 Comments » Read more

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

February 3, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 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

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Periodontal Disease

January 28, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments Preventive Care with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Does gum disease have anything to do with Rheumatoid Arthritis? Some of the popular studies presented at the ACR meeting last November examined the relationship between periodontal disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Is there a relationship? And what is it? Over the last few years, it has been shown that RA patients are more likely to have gum...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News Articles Vol.4: Lifetime Risk of RA, Home RA Tests, Atherosclerosis & RA

January 7, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 16 Comments Blood test for RA/ Rheumatoid Disease, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and heart, Video or podcast

3 Big RA news articles right now 1) News from Mayo Clinic about lifetime risk of developing Rheumatoid Arthritis Mayo is gathering important data on Rheumatoid Arthritis that has not been known before. We looked at one Mayo Clinic report last summer showing the incidence of RA is higher than expected and increasing in women. My readers...Continue reading 16 Comments » Read more

How Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Affects Women’s Lives

December 17, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 73 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis pain

There were some wonderful surprises at the American College of Rheumatology Scientific Session last month aka the ACR meeting. One of them was a poster presented by Dr. Vibeke Strand of Stanford. It’s not the topic that is wonderful, but the fact that rheumatologists are studying it. The study was called “The Impact of Rheumatoid...Continue reading 73 Comments » Read more

Evidence and Truth: WTF (Where’s the Fact?)

December 9, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 24 Comments CRP, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis test

Inconsistency bothers me. When I’m interviewed, I answer that I wanted to build this website because there is so much “wrong” information about Rheumatoid Arthritis. Too many common generalizations are actually incorrect. Truth about RA can be hard to find. Maybe this is an explanation in part. I read something amazing today on The Scientist: Evidence:...Continue reading 24 Comments » Read more