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People who are obese had higher odds of having both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis than those who were a normal weight. And although smoking was tied to increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis, it remained unclear whether obesity was rising at the level of the immune system or the other way around. A study involving 8,320 […]

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