Heavy babies could be more than twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than babies of a normal weight according to an American study published this month in the journal Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
The study focused on 13,639 women from the Nurses Health Study who were followed between 1976 and 2002. During that time [...]
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Category: Arthritis | 0 Comments »Studies have found that smoking, as well as being a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, and other respiratory problems, can also increase an individuals risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.
The largest study on the impact of smoking on rheumatoid arthritis was conducted in 2001 by British researchers. In that study, 239 people who [...]
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