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Arthritis Without Pain: The Miracle of TNF Blockers | 
 enlarge | Authors: Scott J. Zashin, M. Laurette Hesser
Publisher: Sarah Allison Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 563305
Media: Paperback
Pages: 280
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0975406000
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.72206
EAN: 9780975406007
ASIN: 0975406000
Publication Date: May 2004
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Arthritis Without Pain is a timely publication about a long-awaited breakthrough for arthritis pain a category of drugs called TNF blockers. The miracle of TNF blockers is this: they work. Nearly two of every three patients who try these medications get lasting relief from joint pain and inflammation. Known as biologic DMARDs, these high-tech drugs inhibit the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), a protein that contributes to joint damage associated with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis Without Pain examines the science behind the TNF blockers Enbrel , Remicade and Humira , offers practical advice for their use, and explores the real-life experience of patients who take them. Written by noted Dallas rheumatologist Scott J. Zashin, M.D., in collaboration with healthcare writer Laurie Hesser, Arthritis Without Pain gives patients the knowledge to take charge of their arthritis, move past the pain, and get back to a more active life. Learn about TNF blockers and how they work Compare TNF blockers with methotrexate and other arthritis drugs Take a five-minute self-test to see if you are a candidate for anti-TNF therapy Understand the differences between Enbrel , Remicade and Humira Know what to ask before therapy and what to expect during therapy Gain insight into how biologic drugs are manufactured and why they need special handling Learn how uninsured/underinsured patients may still have access to these medications Read about other patients experiences with these life-changing drugs With the latest information on types of arthritis, standard treatments, lab tests and clinical trials, Arthritis Without Pain is a comprehensive guide to TNF blockers and the state of arthritis treatment today.
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Excellent Book November 18, 2008
Barbara Gentry (Dallas, Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book. I see Dr. Zashin for Sjogren's syndrome and he is an excellent Doctor. I found the book to be very knowledgeable.
Great Information May 13, 2007
D. Lujan (CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has all the information that anyone could ever want to know about Arthritis and the TNF blockers. I was very impressed. Even after dealing with RA for over 30 years I still learned alot that I didn't know.
ARTHRITIS CURE May 12, 2007
Matthias Tapernoux (EDEN PRAIRIE, MN United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
outstanding, detailed book on the new Beta-Blocker pharmaceuticals - very useful
A Must-Have for Anyone Who's Doctor Wants Them to Begin Therapy With TNF Inhibitors August 19, 2005
G. McBrien
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am extremely happy that I found this book. I was looking for information on how these drugs, more correctly, biologics, are manufactured. I could not get a clear understanding of this from either the maker's literature, at least not literature that I could find, or literature on the drugs that I was given. I did find a complete description of the manufacturing process for each of the drugs in Dr. Zashin's book to the depth that I was interested.
Dr. Zashin also includes a great deal of background material on various types of arthritis. Most sources that I have found focus primarily on rheumatoid arthritis and give other forms a footnote or two. This is almost a primer for the arthritis patient in itself.
He has written this book in a very readable style making it comprehendible for the layman without being condesending. I found that I was actually reading this book before I went to sleep instead on my usual fictional material because it was that easy to read.
Dr. Zashin includes experiences of some patients on these medications in their own words. Most make the reader optimistic but there are a few that deal with the problems of obtaining these drugs due to their expense that are not. I would rather get an objective view of what to expect however than an unrealistic but rosy one.
An individual chapter is devoted to each of the three TNF inhibitors Remicade, Embrel and Humira. The same categories of information on each drug is presented and the pros and cons of each. Dr. Zashin also provides reports of clinical trials as appendices and a chapter on issues of delivery of the drugs such as issues with self-injection.
A surprise for me was the information he included on the (high) price of the drugs. It is of course, good to know.
The only two things I found lacking about the book were first; that the copyright date showed it to be a year ago that it was updated. Normally, for a bound text this is relatively recent however a great deal can happen in a year such as a drug might be approved for more uses or more clinical trials may have been completed showing more efficacy of one drug over another for a given condition. Second, I would like to have seen more patient stories. As I said, I found these to provide a feeling of optimism.
Terrific Resource - Hope and Help to Get a Grip on RA December 7, 2004
Long-Time RA Sufferer (Chicago, IL)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is awesome. I only wish I had known about it sooner! I've had RA for 15 years, and was a patient in the clinical trial for Enbrel. Enbrel gave me back my life. But after 7 years, the effect has tapered off even after my rheumy added methotrexate. Last appointment, he said we ought to think about changing to a different TNF blocker. He recommended Remicade, which is an IV treatment, and told me to think about it. I wasn't quite sure what to think.
So I went web surfing. I read a good review about this book on the "About Arthritis" web site (arthritis.about.com/od/brms/gr/tnfblockers.htm), and bought it immediately. I couldn't put the book down! It is packed with the kind of information that would be otherwise hard to find in a single place. It offered all the pros and cons of TNF blockers, and has a "test" to help you decide if the therapy is for you or not. It compares all three TNF blockers head to head, after devoting a chapter to each. What a terrific resource! Not only did I learn things about Enbrel that I never knew, but it also answered questions that no one could really ever answer to my satisfaction (like why is it necessary to INJECT Enbrel?). Better yet, I learned ALL about Remicade, and other option called Humira (which is an injection like Enbrel, but only 2 shots per month!). The book gives pros and cons of all three treatments, and is very balanced. It's also an easy read, and the patient stories make you feel like you're not alone in this struggle.
Bottom line, I really felt like I got totally expert AND unbiased advise about what to do next...and I now feel confident, excited and HOPEFUL that I still have options.
So if you have RA, and don't know about TNF blockers, buy this book. If you have RA and are already on a TNF blocker, buy this book. And if you're like me, and your current TNF blocker is losing its effect, buy this book. Then run to your rheumy and get living again!
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