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Hollybgroovin

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posted 05/12/2008, comments (0)

Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Make You Feel Lonely

Rheumatoid Arthritis, another way to say lonely? Oh, I remember it well, the loneliness that RA brings. Maybe I know it well because I still live with it everyday. It’s the feeling that no one could ever possibly understand. It’s the feeling that there is no one cares and that we all seem to have been... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 05/11/2008, comments (0)

Home Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Tart Cherries and Cherry Juice

The Home Remedy: Drinking tart cherry juice or eating tart cherries helps reduce arthritis pain and inflammation. The tart or sour cherry is also known as the pie cherry, Montmorency cherry or Balaton cherry. These are different from the sweet cherries commonly sold at grocery stores like Bing, Ranier and Lambert cherries. According to... Read more Chevron

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Mark Borigini, M.D.

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posted 04/21/2008, comments (0)

The Promise of Actemra to Relieve Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain

I've discussed Actemra often in this blog, and once again it has been in the news: the British medical journal The Lancet earlier this month published two studies that showed its effectiveness in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Actemra, for those of you who may not yet know, is a drug that is currently... Read more Chevron

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Lene Andersen

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posted 04/29/2008, comments (0)

Allow Me to Introduce Myself

My producer, the lovely Joy Buchanan, asked that my first post be about who I am and what I'll be doing here on Health Central. After five days of existential angst, it's occurred to me that perhaps I'm overthinking things. Which, some would argue, describes me to a T. Living with a chronic condition or disability... Read more Chevron

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Cathee McKeown

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posted 12/04/2007, comments (3)

A Flare to Remember: Managing RA During the Holidays

Most people have heard about the holiday blues, but not many have heard of the holiday flares. For those of us with rheumatoid arthritis this time of year can be the beginning of very painful season. There are many contributing factors to why you may experience a flare during the holidays; bad eating, stress and depression, just to name a few.... Read more Chevron

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