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.
Hardly breaking news. They’ve always been associated as a triple threat