Smoking can increase x-ray damage in people with ankylosing spondylitis by as much as five times
Sunday, October 27, 2013 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
Smoking can increase the effect of inflammation on X-ray damage in people with ankylosing spondylitis by as much as five times. And, the increase is as much as 13 times higher in men with the disease who smoke than women who don’t smoke, according to new research.