Medications and therapies

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RA pain

cynthiag117
  • By cynthiag117 · New reply October 7, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • does anyone have suggestions for coping with or stopping RA pain during treatment for bladder cancer? My mother is receiving intravesical BCG+interferon therapy, started 3 weeks ago. She has had RA for ...

Pain

tamster62
  • By tamster62 · Posted September 30, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • Night time and the mornings are the worst, whether it, be in the back, hips, knees! If this is the part of fighting the cancer, I"M ALL IN ...

synvics injections

slp176
  • By slp176 · New reply September 29, 2008
  • 7 replies
  • Has anyone had these injections and do they seem to help. I am going to start them in April. Thanks ...

Link between Arthritis, Diabetes, Heart Disease and More...

Kalthia
  • By Kalthia · Posted May 26, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • Not sure where to post this. But recent articles that I have read, have said that scientists are finding a link between Arthritis and MANY other diseases, like heart disease and diabetes. This is great ...

Humira

Kalthia
  • By Kalthia · New reply September 27, 2007
  • 4 replies
  • I have Reactive Arthritis (or Reiters Syndrom). I was diagnosed when I was around 20. I have had 4 flares since then, the current and last ones being the worst. My flare 2 years ago ran the standard treatments ...

Prescription Assistance Programs

Michelle
  • By Michelle · Posted November 6, 2006
  • 0 replies
  • Here is a great tool from the American College of Rheumatology. It lists many of the prescription assistance programs for different arthritis medications. http://www.rheumatology.org/public/acras t.asp ...

Acupuncture, Turmeric, and Arthritis

Sarah
  • By Sarah · Posted November 4, 2006
  • 0 replies
  • HealthDay has an interesting article on the results of two studies showing that acupuncture and turmeric (a spice) may help to alleviate some arthritis pain. See the full article at: http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=535 ...

Benefits of Pre-joint Replacement Exercise

Sarah
  • By Sarah · New reply October 11, 2006
  • 1 reply
  • HealthDay.com has an interesting article on the benefits of maintaining an exercise routine before undergoing a joint replacement surgery. See the full article here: http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=535 ...

Plaquenil

knoblefamily
  • By knoblefamily · Posted August 26, 2006
  • 0 replies
  • For those who have used this for JRA, did you find it effective ...

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