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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 11/17/2008, comments (0)

More Biologic Drugs Will Be Available for Rheumatoid Arthritis

UPDATE ON BIOLOGICAL AGENTS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY (ACR) ANNUAL MEETING, 2008 I recently wrote a blog hailing the oral "small molecules" for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. But I certainly have not forgotten that the biologics are the most effective agents currently available to rheumatologists.... Read more Chevron

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Daina

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posted 10/16/2008, comments (0)

I think it's working

OK, so with Remicade, MTX, Prednisone, Meloxicam and the occasional hydrocodone, I think we finally got the right "cocktail"! It seems to be taking forever, but it's getting better. The problem is, my liver enzymes are doubled (as of a month ago). So the MTX was lowered, we'll see. For right now, I'm finally able to exercise a little more and play... Read more Chevron

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Michael Makover

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posted 10/01/2008, comments (2)

History of the development of drug treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2

Read History of the development of drug treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 1 DMARDs, (for Disease Modifying AntiRheumatic Drugs) go beyond just relief of symptoms. To varying degrees, they actually stop and sometimes even reverse the disease process. There are many kinds of DMARDs, most of which are still used. Some are based on... Read more Chevron

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Barbara Ann

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I am 54 years old and I sudfer with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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posted 09/27/2008, comments (37)

FED UP!!!!!!!

I am tried of having this disease, it has interfere with my every day acrivities, my husband does not understand, he thinks I just don't want to do things, it is not that I don't want to, it is because when I attempt to I suffer later with so much pain. I am at my wits end.

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 09/09/2008, comments (2)

The FDA and The Fungus Among Us

On September 04, 2008, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that those drug companies who manufacture tumor necrosis factor-blocking (TNF-blockers) drugs must add to the warnings that already exist for those biologic drugs. The new warnings must clearly disclose to the patient the risk of severe fungal infection... Read more Chevron

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