Re: RESEARCH - Good news about allergies and arthritis

[Guest guest]

I am bothered by allergies, it seems, year round. I hope they're

making my RA less severe, LOL.

Sue

On Mar 25, 2011, at 3:35 PM, wrote:

> Seasonal allergies may be a good thing if you have rheumatoid

> arthritis.

>

> Cold and flu season is finally behind us, but for the 36 million

> Americans who have seasonal allergies, or hay fever, sniffing and

> sneezing season is in full bloom. There’s good news, though, behind

> that cloud of pollen. A small study from the Netherlands published in

> the ls of the Rheumatic Diseases suggests that having rheumatoid

> arthritis (RA) may make you 50-percent less likely to have hay fever.

> But if you do have rheumatoid arthritis and seasonal allergies, the

> allergies may make your rheumatoid arthritis less severe.