http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/why-are-three-quarters-of-ra-suffers-women/ This is a blog about me, my recently diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis and my struggles to stay positive about it! Tue, 21 May 2013 20:08:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/why-are-three-quarters-of-ra-suffers-women/#comment-1884 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:12:13 +0000 http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/?p=1140#comment-1884 Thanks for sharing, Polly – very interesting! It really is amazing how much we’re learning about this disease.

]]> http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/why-are-three-quarters-of-ra-suffers-women/#comment-1883 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:40:13 +0000 http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/?p=1140#comment-1883 This is really interesting, thank you for sharing

]]> http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/why-are-three-quarters-of-ra-suffers-women/#comment-1882 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:07:05 +0000 http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/?p=1140#comment-1882 very interesting! it’s all well and good spending millions on drugs which sort of help the inflammation, but until we understand why people develop these diseases there will never be a proper cure or effective treatment for everyone. thanks for posting!

]]> http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/why-are-three-quarters-of-ra-suffers-women/#comment-1878 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:30:12 +0000 http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/?p=1140#comment-1878 Fascinating, Polly! Thanks for sharing this information–it’s always nice to know there’s a REASON that these things happen the way they do. And if someday science can find a genetic cure, we’ll all be better off.

]]> http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/why-are-three-quarters-of-ra-suffers-women/#comment-1877 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:09:31 +0000 http://pollyannapenguin.wordpress.com/?p=1140#comment-1877 Lol … winging Minnie indeed! My RA started right at the beginning of menopause. Coincidence?

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