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ACR’s Research Education Foundation Investigators’ Meeting

Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments , ,
REF RA researchers focus on progress The American College of Rheumatology’s Research Education Foundation has gathered over 50 researchers from across the U.S. to present their data from the Within Our Reach RA studies. They’ll be brainstorming ways to collaborate in finding a cure for RA. The meeting will feature a wide range of RA research topics that...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more

20 Facts About Rheumatoid Heart Disease

Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments ,
This is part 2 of yesterday’s post Rheumatoid (Arthritis) Heart Disease about the history and uniqueness of the heart disease of Rheumatoid Arthritis. It’s important to realize… Rheumatoid heart disease is part of the Rheumatoid disease. It is not just… RA increasing a person’s chances of heart disease. RA making heart disease worse. RA patients being more likely to...Continue reading      21 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid (Arthritis) Heart Disease

Kelly O'Neill 20 Comments , ,
Most webpages about Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) will tell you that you can reduce your risk for heart disease by eating healthy and reducing lipid levels. That’s seems instinctive for people to believe. However, evidence does not support it. Do lipids matter with Rheumatoid heart disease? The famous Red Dress Campaign for heart disease awareness in women lists...Continue reading      20 Comments » Read more

A Spoonful of Sugar from the Lab of Professor Rebecca Bader

Kelly O'Neill 6 Comments , ,
Katie Beth and I were on the road again this past week! We drove down to a Disney convention center to see the castles and other fantastic things like dreams come true… Mission of Bader Research Laboratory Rebecca Bader, Assistant Professor of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering at the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute of Syracuse University and her staff are...Continue reading      6 Comments » Read more

Antibodies Lessen Effectiveness of Adalimumab / Humira

Kelly O'Neill 35 Comments ,
A new study proves what many suspected – that Rheumatoid Arthritis patients develop antibodies against adalimumab (Humira) which lessen the effectiveness of the drug. Previous studies have shown this to be true for other Biologic treatments as well. Anti-adalimumab antibodies: another front in our battle against RA Doctors in the Netherlands found 28% of patients developed antibodies...Continue reading      35 Comments » Read more

Susceptibility for Rheumatoid Arthritis Acquired via Microchimerism?

Kelly O'Neill 24 Comments ,
Women with RA ask why it’s so common to acquire severe Rheumatoid Arthritis after pregnancy the way I did. I don’t blame my son since my symptoms went back years, but these studies are fascinating… Rheumatoid Arthritis HLA shared epitope may be acquired in pregnancy The current issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism brings a study which concludes...Continue reading      24 Comments » Read more

Predicting Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 27 Comments , ,
Two new studies indicate that predicting Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity might be within the realm of possibility. I think Rheumatoid Arthritis lives secretly within the bodies of many victims for years, like a haunting. Invisible activity in a person's cells precedes diagnosis and many patients’ onset stories tell of years of suspicious symptoms. New studies give hope of...Continue reading      27 Comments » Read more
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