Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 CONCLUSIONS: In this large cohort, past and current cigarette > smoking were > related to the development of RA, in particular seropositive RA. Both > smoking intensity and duration were directly related to risk, with > prolonged > increased risk after cessation. Wow! We were right! We were probably going to get it anyway, but quitting triggered it, if I read this correctly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 , we were just joking about getting RA only after quitting smoking. Or, at least I was, anyway, and I think the rest were, too. What this article is saying is that SMOKING is related to the development of RA, not quitting. It also says that the risk for RA continues even after stopping smoking. And of course continuing to smoke keeps causing added damage to lots of body parts. Smoking is just slow suicide. I didn't admit this while I was still smoking, but I can see it now. Sue On Friday, June 30, 2006, at 07:03 PM, wrote: > CONCLUSIONS: In this large cohort, past and current cigarette >> smoking were >> related to the development of RA, in particular seropositive RA. >> Both >> smoking intensity and duration were directly related to risk, with >> prolonged >> increased risk after cessation. > > Wow! We were right! We were probably going to get it anyway, > but quitting triggered it, if I read this correctly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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