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Christine Miller

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posted 07/11/2008, comments (5)

Why vitamin D is so important for people with RA: Part 1

ave you seen the recent news about how Vitamin D may be underestimated for its health benefits and how Americans may be terribily deficient in the vitamin? We can let the scientists battle that out, but Vitmain D may be important for those of us with Rheumatoid Arthritis. What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is a compound that acts like... Read more Chevron

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AmyAria

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posted 07/10/2008, comments (3)

I took a "Big Girl Pill"!

"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt!" is kind of funny until you find yourself swimming in it. I'm learning even though Denial is one of the stages of grief, you don't just deal with it once and tuck it away. Seems like I just keep visiting and revisiting it, in all kinds of creative ways! Tell me if this sounds familiar. Since "the... Read more Chevron

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Jeannie 1966

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Some days are unbarable, but I know I can make it thru this

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posted 06/22/2008, comment (1)

RA Doctors scare me

Last june my RA doctor told me that I have severe RA, I have dealt with it since then trying different drugs and going thru all the hoops and now my new RA doctor told me on my first visit to him that he does not think that I have RA. So we are back to more testing and blood work. Since there are generations of cancer in my family he is concerned... 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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Amy

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I am 43. Diagnosed RA for a year. Just starting flaring a coupl

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posted 06/11/2008, comments (4)

Taking Mobic aka Meloxicam and some questions.

Hi. I'm new to this site, but I guess it's time. I just read a post - I apologize, but I cannot remember the name of the person who wrote it. It was a question regarding Mobic (Meloxicam). I just starting taking Mobic and I think it's a good drug. It takes the edge off my RA pain (trouble spots for me are knees, feet... Read more Chevron

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