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Rheumatoid Arthritis Complications

April 23, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 20 Comments Comprehensive RA Care, Rheumatoid arthritis and heart, Rheumatoid arthritis complications

How to view Rheumatoid Arthritis complications Typically, Rheumatoid Arthritis has extra-articular manifestations. That means it attacks the body outside of the joints. Seems like RA doesn’t know how to be only arthritis. In RA 101, I wrote that Rheumatoid Arthritis complications are secondary symptoms of RA. I’ve wondered whether the word complications serves us well since we...Continue reading 20 Comments » Read more

What is Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis? Part 2

September 3, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and heart, Rheumatoid arthritis remission

Clinical Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission Rheumatology doctors look for something that they call “clinical remission.” And there are several different descriptions of clinical remission. As I mentioned at the end of yesterday’s post, Science Direct has listed 6 different descriptions of clinical remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis. The American College of Rheumatology adopted a list in 1981 of six...Continue reading 18 Comments » Read more

Mortality and Rheumatoid Arthritis

August 7, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 27 Comments Death and Rheumatoid Arthritis, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and heart

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

Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Kill You?

June 8, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 127 Comments Death and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and heart, Rheumatoid Arthritis spine

Rheumatoid Arthritis is a serious illness This post is a response to what I've heard so many times about RA: “At least it’s nothing serious.” Well, some things about Rheumatoid Arthritis are downright serious. So, a warning to my readers that I am utterly serious today. For once, I have found something that is not a joking...Continue reading 127 Comments » Read more