Brass and Ivory - where discussions of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis mix with health policy and life.
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- Brass and Ivory began in August 2007. The Carnival of MS Bloggers began in January 2008. Both going strong!!
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Hi All, So here I am on the coast for a change of scenery, on vacation for this week of Thanksgiving, yet still on the computer. Gotta love internet access. I have several thoughts bouncing around in my head...
What is the risk of Congestive Heart Failure in patients with RA? Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have observed that patients with RA have twice the risk of developing congestive heart failure as compared with persons without rheumatoid arthritis...
What does cardiovascular disease look like in rheumatoid arthritis? The chronic inflammation which damages joints also takes its toll on the heart and arteries. The doctors at Johns Hopkins provide a summary of recent studies focused on RA and heart disease...
Welcome to the Carnival of MS Bloggers, a bi-weekly compendium of thoughts and experiences shared by those living with multiple sclerosis.Sherry (aka momdukes) blogs at HealthCentral. She is one to always share a kind word or two and often makes me smile...
The 12th edition of Patients for a Moment is hosted by Jenni of Chronic Babe. Do go check out 24 of the best patient blogger posts of recent weeks.Thanks, Jenni, for including my post at HealthCentral about the FDA, Social Media, and Pharmaceutical Advertising.
The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program “Your FDA gateway for finding clinically important safety information and reporting serious problems with human medical products.” Consumers and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Consumers play an important public health rol...
Have you ever thought about switching MS disease-modifying meds or have chosen not to use them? What factored into your decisions?Please come join the conversation following the MS Central Question of the Week.
MS Day DreamerAn ordinary person, an ordinary day dreamer, who happens to have MS.From what I read, I'm lucky. I'm not seriously impacted, I have some annoying symptoms but I can live with that. From the way my Dr talks that may be all i have for a long long time...
Some time ago I was in the local library checking out the "for sale" selves. This is a dangerous activity as I inevitably leave with more books to stack in all of the corners of my living space...
Catherine Moriarty Kuehl I have had Ms for years and now I was told by my I also have RA. I got my H1N1 shot and had to sign a waver, because they told me it can affect my MS. This makes me wonder what is in this shot? Also what can happen..
I’m looking for your thoughts and opinions on a matter which may directly impact us as patients and the manner in which we get information. ...
Do you have RA and diabetes? Or are you concerned with developing diabetes if you have RA? If so, I wrote a post on MyDiabetesCentral.com which is just for you. Here is an excerpt:Does Plaquenil, a medication commonly used to treat RA, lower the risk of developing diabetes...
Welcome to the Carnival of MS Bloggers, a bi-weekly compendium of thoughts and experiences shared by those living with multiple sclerosis.Sherry (aka Have Myelin?), who blogs at Words Salads: The Demyelination of Me and Postcards of My Life, recently did a little Four Wheelin' and has brought back...
