Patients at risk of rheumatoid arthritis may wonder if there are lifestyle factors that play a role. What are some of the factors that you can discuss with them, and what can you recommend they do?
Prenatal exposure to maternal smoking is associated with an increased fracture rate before age 1.
A large percentage of individuals with early rheumatoid arthritis reported unacceptable levels of pain or widespread pain, regardless of smoking status.
Researchers examined whether smoking cessation may delay or prevent the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Review their findings.
Current smoking and >10 pack-years of smoking have demonstrated a strong and specific association with an increased risk for occurrence of anti-double-stranded DNA systemic lupus erythematosus.
Retrospective research shows that each year following smoking cessation was linked with reduced risk of death from circulatory disease in former heavy smokers.
While these participants were at increased risk of RA based on positive family history, they were likely further away from developing classifiable RA than the participants in previous studies.
This new decision allows the FDA to regulate all electronic nicotine delivery systems, including e-cigarettes, cigars, and waterpipe hookah.
This study showed that there are detectable differences in cerebral volume in patients with early SLE, and that control of SLE disease activity was associated with an increase of certain cerebral volumes.
