July 31st, 2008
Press Release:
FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of ACTEMRA(R) (tocilizumab) for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
NUTLEY, N.J., July 29 /PRNewswire/ — Roche today announced that the Arthritis Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by a near unanimous (10-1) vote recommended approval of ACTEMRA(R) (tocilizumab), a novel interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor-inhibiting monoclonalantibody, for reducing […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments
July 18th, 2008
R is for…
rubber duckie!
And R is also for:
Radiating pain: If you tell your doctor or nurse about the pain you are having, you’ll likely be asked if the pain is radiating. This means, does the pain go beyond the original spot. For example, if you have pain in your stomach area, does it radiate to […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments
July 1st, 2008
Image details: Selecting Fresh Green Apples served by picapp.com
Well, yes, A is for apples, but in pain, A is for:
Arthritis: Arthritis is the umbrella term for several diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, but also for ankylosing spondylitis. It is the most common cause of disability in the United States. Here are some good […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 0 comments
June 29th, 2008
According to a press release issued by BMJ - British Medical Journal, Heavy birthweight babies twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, “Heavy birthweight female babies are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis in adulthood as their average birthweight peers, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.”
The […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 1 comment
June 17th, 2008
Living with chronic pain can be a nightmare for seniors, especially if they’re alone. Those who have little help may not get the right treatment they need either because they can’t get to the doctor or they can’t get their doctor to listen to them.
As the baby boomers are aging, this could become even […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 2 comments
June 14th, 2008
Ok folks, another study on the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and DMARDs (disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs); what are we going to make of it?
According to a press release issued by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR), “At least 50% of recent onset rheumatoid arthritis patients achieve remission (a state free of signs and symptoms) […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 5 comments
April 14th, 2008
This week, we welcome Bonnie Hensley, a 50-year-old registered nurse in the Seattle area joins us. She tells me that she works 56 hours in a 2-week period (3 days one week, 4 the next) in a community hospital operating room.
She’s been an OR nurse (”all I’ve ever done as a nurse,” she says) […]
By Marijke Durning, RN -- 2 comments
March 27th, 2008
Grandma was right when she tried to give your parents - and maybe you - some cod liver oil. It is good for you. And, now researchers have found that 2 teaspoons of cod liver oil could cut down on the amount of pain killers you may be taking to treat your pain from […]
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