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CreakyJoints

posted 06/24/2008, comments (0)

Infusion Therapy Info

I am new here. I work with CreakyJoints, an nonprofit online community dedicated to helping people with arthritis live their lives to the fullest. We are trying to get the word out about a video we recently produced, which is available for free on our website. The video is called "Another Hope: RA Infusion Therapy," and contains... Read more Chevron

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StephH

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Also has DDD and Herniations T7, T8, T9

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posted 06/20/2008, comments (3)

What do I do?????

I was seeing a Pain specialist for pain issues i was having for over 2 years. After so many trips to the ER, they sent to to him. I got an MRI and found I have DDD and herniations( T7 - T9). I was complaining of hand/wrist/arm/knee/leg pain too. It just would not stop the throbbing, burning stabbing feeling. I was on Percocet at the time and... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 06/20/2008, comments (0)

Golimumab Phase III Clinical Trials Show Promising Results

Centocor, a pharmaceutical company, issued two press releases on June 11, touting the positive results of its new TNF-inhibitor drug golimumab in three separate Phase III clinical trials. The results of the trials may help Centocor and Schering-Plough (working together to develop and market the drug) to move closer to receiving FDA approval... Read more Chevron

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Sue

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posted 06/16/2008, comments (14)

good news and bad news

Hello, I have some good news I wanted to share! My blood test came back that my liver is good! In fact my count is beter then what it was! So I can stay on the Methotrexate! Bad news is my RA is not under control.. My inflammation is higher. So he said this is why I wanted to treat this more aggress then I did, because he didn't want this to... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 06/16/2008, comments (0)

Enbrel and the Mystery of the Black Box Warning

No, this is not the title of a Nancy Drew novel that begs solving. But I have had many patients asking me about the significance of the black box warning on Enbrel. And why was there no black box warning before this? Well, to review the facts of this case, up until recently, Enbrel was alone among the anti-tumor necrosis... Read more Chevron

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