Warning as anyone suffering asthma or eczema face 'risk of debilitating disease'

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PEOPLE plagued by asthma and eczema are at increased risk of arthritis, a new study shows. Those living with either condition are 58 per cent more likely to get painful joints later in life. Resear…

Previous research has linked both of these to developing arthritis, which is suffered by around 8.5million people in the UK., investigated whether eczema and asthma patients are more at risk of the debilitating condition.

The latter figures showed the risk of developing arthritis was 27 new cases per 100 people in those with the conditions, compared to 19 for those without over 10 years. The health records figures showed less of a trend, with the odds of developing it 42 per cent higher among those with both conditions.

 

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