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All I Want for Christmas Is My CRP

Kelly O'Neill 35 Comments , , , ,
I thought I’d finally gotten out of Rheumatoid Arthritis / CRP purgatory, but I was wrong. I got an early Christmas present after I got back from the ACR meeting, I got a certified letter from my rheum doc. It said I couldn’t have any more Actemra infusions because my insurance company would not pay properly. It...Continue reading      35 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Using Marmosets as Subjects

Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments ,
Why a new preclinical model for Rheumatoid Arthritis research? Based upon “increasing knowledge of the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA),” more possible treatments are being developed. However animal models are required to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and toxicity of many new potential RA treatments. Rodent populations with RA-like disease are created by something called collagen-induced arthritis or...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more
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20 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Facts I learned from RA Patients

Kelly O'Neill 128 Comments , ,
Why call them Rheumatoid Arthritis patient facts? There were many things that didn’t add up as I started to read so-called Rheumatoid Arthritis facts. What I read was not what I experienced. The more I heard from other RA patients, the longer was the list of things I wondered about. I can’t believe I’m finally saying...Continue reading      128 Comments » Read more

New Studies Examine Predictors of Rheumatoid (Arthritis) Heart Disease

Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments , ,
Predictors of Heart Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis New Studies presented at ACR 2010 (the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting) examined of the heart disease of Rheumatoid Arthritis. One study called Longitudinal Predictors of Progression of Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis looked for factors which predict heart disease in RA patients. “Coronary and extra-coronary atherosclerosis...Continue reading      12 Comments » Read more

American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting 2010

Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments , ,
What’s the American College of Rheumatology? The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is an organization of doctors wanting to learn the latest research in rheumatology or who contribute to that research. The better rheumatologists around the world attend the ACR’s annual Scientific Meeting or are members of ACR. (Because of expense and busy practice, many members attend...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetic Discoveries

Kelly O'Neill 24 Comments ,
I got a link to a short interview called GeneTalk with 23andMe: Rheumatoid Arthritis with a key researcher on RA and genetics. Even though it was just an overview, the topics were fascinating. Free sign up may be required to read the full article, but I’ll quote it directly here. Are there genes that bring a...Continue reading      24 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis News Articles, Vol. 3: Syk inhibitor, CVD Risk & Diabetes Link

Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments , ,
3 hot Rheumatoid Arthritis news articles: RA pill, cardiovascular risk guidelines & more! 1 - An oral Spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) inhibitor for Rheumatoid Arthritis A recently published study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of a pill being called R788 for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. R788 inhibits Spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), an important immune signaling modulator,...Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more
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