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Risk Factors for Arthritis
Follow the links below to find information on the risk factors for and causes of arthritis, including other diseases that can cause arthritis or make it worse.
Reviewed January 2012
6 Resources Found
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| Title: | Reactive arthritis |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Reactive arthritis can follow a bacterial infection. The joints of the knees and ankles are most commonly affected. The condition generally resolves by itself over a few months. Unlike other forms of arthritis, reactive arthritis does not destroy the affected joint. It is not contagious. Reactive arthritis was formerly known as Reiter's syndrome. |
| Date: | May 2011 |
| Title: | Psoriatic arthritis |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic (long lasting) autoimmune disease that affects the joints in association with skin or nail changes as seen in psoriasis. |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Reactive arthritis |
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| Publisher: | Arthritis Australia |
| Description: | Reactive arthritis is a condition that causes inflammation, pain and swelling of the joints. It usually develops after an infection, often in the bowel or genital areas. This information sheet is for people affected by reactive arthritis to help them understand how they may be affected and how the condition usually resolves over time. |
| Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Title: | Arthritis and the weather - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Can changes in the weather affect your arthritis pain? Doctors are still sceptical but some people believe there is a link. |
| Date: | Aug 2006 |
| Title: | Rheumatoid arthritis and smoking - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | A number of studies have shown a link between cigarette smoking and rheumatoid arthritis. Stopping smoking may well lower your risk of developing this debilitating condition. |
| Date: | Feb 2003 |
| Title: | Arthritis types - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | There are more than 150 different types of arthritic conditions, the most common forms of which are osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout. |
| Date: | Feb 2003 |
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