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MEN WITH FIBROMYALGIA OFTEN GO UNDIAGNOSED

Donna wrote 1 day ago: Fibromyalgia is a complex illness to diagnose and to treat. There is not yet a diagnostic test to es … more →

Tags: Fibromyalgia, connective tissue, fatigue, fibro fog, fibromyalgia symptoms, men with fibromyalgia, Rochester Epidemiology Project

Refractory RA - When Treatments Fail to Work10 comments

Andrew wrote 1 day ago: struktura infliximabu (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It is becoming increasingly clear that a substantial … more →

Tags: actemra, Biologicals, Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, enbrel, humira, methotrexate, remicade, Remission, Research

May Is Lupus Awareness Month

Robert "Praise Man" Washington wrote 5 days ago: As many as 80 percent of people with lupus experience fatigue. For some, fatigue can be debilitating … more →

Tags: Family & Health, deaf poetry jam, health, Health and Living, Healthy Living News, Inspirational, Lupus, lupus advocacy, lupus foundation

Tests for diagnosis of RA5 comments

RA Mary wrote 1 week ago: There is a growing list of blood tests that help determine the diagnosis of RA.  My Erythrocyte Sedi … more →

Tags: Tests, Anti-citrullinated protein antibody, c-reactive protein, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, European League Against Rheumatism, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Factor

Common symptoms of Lupus

jenlynn401 wrote 1 month ago:   I got this list from the lfa webite. It is important to note that this is the tool doctors use to … more →

Tags: All things lupus, arthralgia, Conditions and Diseases, connective tissue, health, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Raynaud's phenomenon, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Depression and Mortality Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis

firstreportmanagedcare wrote 2 months ago: Washington, DC—Identifying and managing depression in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), particu … more →

Tags: RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis, mortality risk, Depression

Updated Phase 3 Results of Tofacitinib Therapy Trial

firstreportmanagedcare wrote 2 months ago: Washington, DC—After 2 years of treatment with tofacitinib in combination with methotrexate (MTX), p … more →

Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, methotrexate, tofacitinib therapy tiral

ACR/ARHP 2012 Meeting

Clinical Geriatrics wrote 2 months ago: This past November, Clinical Geriatrics attended the American College or Rheumatology/Association of … more →

Tags: Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, Rheumatoid Arthritis, PLACEBO, controlled trial, prednisone, fatigue, FACIT-F

Biologic DMARDs for Rheumatoid Arthritis

firstreportmanagedcare wrote 3 months ago: Soon after patients are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), they experience symptoms, and, wit … more →

Tags: DMARDs, REA, Arthritis, idsease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

Biologic DMARDs for Rheumatoid Arthritis

firstreportmanagedcare wrote 3 months ago: Soon after patients are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), they experience symptoms, and, wit … more →

Tags: RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis, DMARDs, biologic therapy

Fibromyalgia: Review of Research and Management12 comments

Sweta Christian wrote 4 months ago: Fibromyalgia is a common chronic condition involving widespread pain, cognitive symptoms, nonrestora … more →

Tags: Physical Therapy, Health 2, Exercises, Disorders, Medications, Educational Info, Medicine, health, Conditions and Diseases

HYPERMOBILE (Sounds Like a Super-Power!)1 comment

Purple Law Lady wrote 4 months ago: It appears that joint hypermobility may play a part in causing the pain of FM. An Israeli study look … more →

Tags: Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, health, Pain, 纤维肌痛, 線維筋痛, bệnh đau cơ xơ, فيبروميالغيا, פיברומיאלגיה

Man Undiagnosed1 comment

Purple Law Lady wrote 4 months ago: More research is needed, particularly on why men who reported FM symptoms were less likely than wome … more →

Tags: Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Awareness, Men, health, 纤维肌痛, 線維筋痛, bệnh đau cơ xơ, فيبروميالغيا, פיברומיאלגיה

Working Girls2 comments

Purple Law Lady wrote 5 months ago: Sorry guys, but this is another study about women only (it probably can be associated to men quite s … more →

Tags: Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, health, Depression, Pain, 纤维肌痛, 線維筋痛, bệnh đau cơ xơ, فيبروميالغيا

Is RA Remission Possible and Permanent?7 comments

Andrew wrote 5 months ago: In an article recently published in USA Today, the author discusses the possibility of remission in … more →

Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, methotrexate, enbrel, rheumatologist, FDA, Research, Biologicals, Treatment, humira

I Am Not A Failure…It’s Just That Many RA Medications Failed To Help Me2 comments

Andrew wrote 5 months ago: Having gone through a slew of treatments options for rheumatoid arthritis in the past four years, it … more →

Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, TNF Blocker, Biologicals, Treatment, Adalimumab, Tumor necrosis factors, Infusion, Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug, arava

Research Mad!1 comment

Purple Law Lady wrote 5 months ago: Not even doctors completely understand FM. FM is frustrating for us and doctors alike; the condition … more →

Tags: Fibromyalgia, chronic pain, health, Chronic Illness, 纤维肌痛, 線維筋痛, bệnh đau cơ xơ, فيبروميالغيا, פיברומיאלגיה

High rates of systemic lupus erythematosus have been linked to living in proximity to a former uranium ore processing facility in Ohio, according to new research1 comment

desertrose wrote 6 months ago: Nuclear Power Truths   Uranium Exposure Linked to High Lupus Rates in Community Living Near a F … more →

Tags: Nuclear, Radiation, Diseases, Medical Research, Nuclear Power Truths, contamination radiation, health, DNA, Ohio

Pain Topic - Steroid Injections; Presenting New Risk? 4 comments

Barefoot Baroness wrote 6 months ago: Note from Baroness: I am most curious what patients have to say. Have you had an epidural of any kin … more →

Tags: Patient Advocacy, Treatment Modalities, epidural, Food and Drug Administration, Henry Ford Health System, New York Times, pain management, The Spine Journal, united states


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