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Breast Feeding Protects From Rheumatoid Arthritis

Breast feeding for a period of thirteen months or more has been shown to reduce the mothers the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as per new data presented today at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain. In the study, the longer the breast feeding period, the lower the mothers risk of developing RA in later life. Comparable use of oral contraceptives (OCs) or hormone replacement treatment (HRT) did not show a significant effect on the risk of developing RA……..

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    Breast Feeding Protects From Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Breast feeding for a period of thirteen months or more has been shown to reduce the mothers the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as per new data presented today at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain. In the study, the longer the breast feeding period, the lower the mothers risk of developing RA in later life. Comparable use of oral contraceptives (OCs) or hormone replacement treatment (HRT) did not show a significant effect on the risk of developing RA……..

    Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

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  • A new view of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis
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