The Australian Rheumatology
Association has reported on a
strong link between smoking
and rheumatoid arthritis, with a
Swedish study published this year
finding a doubling of the risk of
the joint condition in people who
smoked between one and seven
cigarettes a day.
The risk was also greater the
longer a person smoked, according
to Dr Michelle Leech, a rheumatoid
arthritis researcher at the Monash
Centre for Inflammatory Diseases.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 17 Sep 13 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 17 Sep 13
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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