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Chemical name: Tacrolimus Brand names: Prograf, Hecoria This is another entry into Big Pharma’s arsenal to keep up as our immune systems develop a tolerance for one biologic after another. It is recommended for treatment of transplant rejection, Crohn’s Disease and, increasingly, other inflammatory autoimmune conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis. Here is a link to the [...] The Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism reported last month that even if you are taking MTX, are symptom free, and have been pronounced in remission by your physician, you can still sustain joint damage. In the past we’ve talked about the corruption of the word ‘remission’ as it is now applied to RA. Remission used [...] Automobile accidents are no longer the most common cause of accidental death in the U.S. That distinction now belongs to legally prescribed drugs, both prescription and over the counter. A number of drugs on the list of horrors are used for pain control by those of us with Rheumatoid Arthritis. We’re used to thinking [...] This physician, quoted below from a medical journal, is wow’d by the massive changes that have occurred in the treatment of RA in the past 10-20 years, meaning the increasing use of biologics. Most fascinating is his statement that standard practice in earlier years was ‘poison.’ Does it make you wonder what the current reliance [...] Because research has shown for decades that Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disorder caused by food sensitivities, (also called ‘allergies’ or ‘intolerances’) we who deal with RA every day would like to know how to identify those evil-doers as quickly and easily as possible, and yesterday, please. Finding out for ourselves what is causing our problem [...] Comments from readers remind me that the problems posed by RA are complex and persistent. The words ‘just change your diet’ aren’t enough no matter how often you hear them. This post will be a summary of what untold numbers of us have done to successfully toss RA symptoms into the trash and get [...] It’s happened again. An acquaintance told me about his mother’s death which was attributed to pneumonia. What actually happened was that her prescription medication made her so sick that she vomited and aspirated, which means that she inhaled the gunk from her stomach into her lungs causing her lungs to fill with fluid. That allowed [...] A food diary, also called a food journal or a food log, is recommended for a long list of reasons. Food journals are often used to monitor nutrition (are you getting enough fiber? Vitamin A?) or, commonly, for weight loss to keep track of calories. But it is also recommended increasingly to monitor disease activity. [...] The real problem with Rheumatoid Arthritis is not the diagnosis and it’s not the condition itself inhabiting our bodies. Rheumatoid Arthritis is simply the name given to a condition of chronic inflammation where the immune system, designed to be one of our best friends, gets completely confused and turns against us. It’s inflammation that [...] Strange and scary things can happen to the human body when it has Rheumatoid Arthritis, as though it has a secret mind of its own and it’s not sharing with you. But, really no need be frightened by the unexpected doings of your body. Eventually you’ll reach the point that you attribute any [...] I thought I’d tell you a little about the reception this web site has had since I started posting about a year ago. There have been some wonderful success stories where someone decided to look for a different answer than the one handed to them by physicians, and, rather than rely on a succession of [...] An article in Science Daily says that a derivative of the popular Middle Eastern spice turmeric, or curcumin, its active ingredient, shows promise for repairing damage due to stroke. The medicinal properties of turmeric have been known since ancient times in Southeast Asia. It has been used as an antiseptic for cuts, burns and bruises, [...] |
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