ANOTHER REASON TO KICK THE NICOTINE HABIT

Women who smoke just a few cigarettes per day are*** twice ***as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new study.

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Li W, Han J, Qureshi A. Smoking and risk of incident psoriatic arthritis in US women. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2012;71:804-808. doi 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200416.

Walsh, Nancy. Smoking Tied to Back Pain, Arthritis. Medpage Today. May 18,2012. Accessed May 2, 2013.