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Lene Andersen on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, December 19 2012
What a year it's been! Twelve month ago, we announced that our theme of the year would be Building Bridges. Our goal was to give you resources and inspiration to build bridges between the different parts of your life, to help you get healthier, to connect to the community and more. There isn't enough space to tell you about every single post and... Read more
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Lene Andersen on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, December 05 2012
The holidays are here, the time that tradition kicks in more firmly than any other time of year. That means doing everything the way you did last year and the year before that and so on. You have expectations of yourself, expectations to perform at a certain level. You always bake seven different kinds of cookies, because that's what your mother... Read more
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Lene Andersen on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Saturday, December 01 2012
Earlier this week, my neighbors across the street strung colored lights on the thick bush by their front steps. Every evening when I look out my fifth floor window, I feel the warmth of the season when I see those lights in the darkness. That's what this season is all about - finding light. So many of the holidays from different traditions... Read more
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Lene Andersen on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wednesday, November 28 2012
Most of us start treatment for RA with methotrexate. When your rheumatologist hands you the prescription, they usually do so with the statement "it is very important that you not drink alcohol while taking this medication." We get a lot of questions here on RAHealthCentral about methotrexate and alcohol. Why can't you drink while on this... Read more
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Lene Andersen on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monday, November 12 2012
Last week, the FDA approved a new drug to treat moderate to severe RA. Pfizer's Xeljanz - brand-name tofacitinib - is the first in a new class of medications called Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors. It is also the first new RA medication in more than a decade that is taken orally, not by injection or infusion. This is good news for everyone who lives... Read more
