I just found out that the Arthritis Foundation is holding its fourth annual Arthritis Walk on Sunday, April 27. The walk will be held at Bridgeport Community Park in Santa Clarita, Calif.
But even if you don’t live in the area, you can help by donating to the cause by visiting www.scvarthritiswalk.org or by calling (818) 995-7378.
If you do live in the area, onsite registration will start at 8 a.m. and warmup exercises will begin at 9 a.m. Both the 5K and One Mile Option walks will start at 9:30 a.m., and the festival begins at 10:30 a.m. It should be a really good time (and a great cause!!). If you want to join the race, the Web site even has tips on how to raise money. I know if I were in the area, I’d be there. I just wanted all of you to know about it!
Until next time,
S.P.
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As I explained in my ABOUT page, I started this blog for a grad school class. Now the time has come for my final project for the class, and I need to learn more about my readers, get advice for improving my blog, etc. So please help!!! Only 10 questions, and I’d really appreciate any input you can give.
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Thanks,
S.P.
An article today in Reuters announced that Humira has been approved for the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
“Abbott said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved use of the medicine, its best-selling product, to treat patients four years of age and older with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Patients will receive injections once every two weeks.”
I’ve gotten a lot of relief from using Humira, so I am excited that it may help those diagnosed with JRA as well. According to the article, there are about 50,000 Americans, so that means there are a lot of kids that can benefit from using a biologic. I think this is great since biologics such as Humira help to prevent erosion of the joints caused by the disease. When you get the disease at such a young age, you have a lot of time for erosion to occur. To get a jump start on preventing any erosion is great.
Until next time,
S.P.
