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Can We Treat the Whole Person or at Least the Whole Disease?
I got a letter today about one of the most important issues we could discuss. I’m introducing a new tag: Comprehensive RA Care. It is vital to our living healthier and longer lives and more than one...
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Preclinical Rheumatoid Disease: There Are No Joints in the Lungs
My mom used to read to me John Godfrey Saxe’s 19th century version of a famous Indian legend, The Blind Men and the Elephant. I’m certain it contributed to my zealous love of evidence. Over the last...
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What about a Clinical Protocol for Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease?
This was written in October 2011 as the fourth in the Frying Pan Post series. As most of you know, I’ve been crazy-busy since then, leaving many things on hold. These posts examine crucial ideas that...
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5 Reasons Rheumatoid Disease Is a Better Term than Rheumatoid Arthritis
The first blog post of this year told how I’ve come to prefer the term Rheumatoid Disease to Rheumatoid Arthritis. The response? Within 2 days in Facebook-land, there were 294 Shares, 583 Likes, and...
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Secondary Sjogren’s Syndrome and Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Primary Problem
Sjogren’s syndrome: have you seen the eye doc yet? When I wrote my first RA Warrior post on Sjogren’s syndrome in 2009, I wasn’t sure whether I’d ever be diagnosed with it. But I thought it was...
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Significant Numbers of RA Patients Don’t Receive Recommended Care
Understanding the reality of the disease is only half the battle We are making progress. Although there’s still a long way to go, patients are playing a part of advancements toward more complete...
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Beginning Our 4th Year! 5 Stunning Things I Learned & My Forecast for the Future
Three years ago today, I typed my first blog post in my back yard on a whim. My daughter had started to blog – what’s to worry about – just do it! Before that, I’d been working on ideas for months. I...
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The 10 Fundamentals of Care for Rheumatoid Patients
Click here to download the printable PDF version of this important statement. What would appropriate rheumatological care for RA patients look like? The ACR tells us that the majority of Rheumatoid...
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Does Each Joint Count with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
In the morning, I’m going to see the pain doc again about my neck, the one who took the place of Sir Topham Head when he moved away. They claim to only treat back pain, but that might be a good thing....
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