Thursday, May 31, 2012

Lisa Emrich's Posts

Pacing Yourself May Be Harmful For RA Patients, A New Study Suggests

Rheumatoid arthritis can make activities more difficult to accomplish.  It can cause severe fatigue and pain.  RA can also complicate how you manage to divvy up your time  each day, much less find time to exercise or stay physically active. In a recent study, researchers in the Netherlands asked the question - “Are people with... Read moreChevron

Anxiety is More Common in Arthritis Patients Than Depression

A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research suggests that one third of US adults living with doctor-diagnosed arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, fibromyalgia, or some other form of arthritis) aged 45 or older report having anxiety, depression, or both.  The study comprised a phone survey of 1,793 individuals... Read moreChevron

Donated Tissue Samples, Essential for RA Research

Think you can’t donate your tissue since you have rheumatoid arthritis?  Think again.  Researchers want your tissue and blood samples in order to conduct a variety of research projects. The Robert S. Boas Center for Genomics & Human Genetics, as part of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in New York, is examining... Read moreChevron

Celebrating RA Poetry and Community Creativity

Welcome to April, National Poetry Month.  Since 1996, the Academy of American Poets has celebrated the legacy and achievement of American poets, introduced Americans to the joys of reading poetry, and made poetry an important part of school curriculum.     On HealthCentral, we will celebrate the talents of our own RA community... Read moreChevron

Organ Donation: Is an RA Patient Allowed to Donate?

Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering from a heart transplant he received on Saturday, March 24, 2012.  According to a report in the New York Times, Cheney had been on the transplant list for 20 months.  His surgery took place at the very same hospital in which I received my past two rounds of Rituxan infusions.  I wish... Read moreChevron