Alcohol can cut risk of arthritis, claims studyDrinking alcohol can cut the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis rheumatoid arthritis Chronic, progressive autoimmune disease causing connective-tissue inflammation, mostly in synovial joints. It can occur at any age, is more common in women, and has an unpredictable course. by half, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new study which also found that the heaviest drinkers were the least likely to get the disease. Two studies, involving more than 2,750 people, found not only that drinking had a protective effect, but also that it could cut the additional risk of rheumatoid arthritis run by people who smoke and have a genetic tendency to the disease. The research, published in Annals an·nals pl.n. 1. A chronological record of the events of successive years. 2. A descriptive account or record; a history: "the short and simple annals of the poor" of the Rheumatic Diseases Rheumatic disease A type of disease involving inflammation of muscles, joints, and other tissues. Mentioned in: Temporal Arteritis , was carried out by Dr Henrik Källberg and Dr Lars Alfredsson from the institute of environmental medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Adding alcohol to the drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. of mice was recently shown to reduce the clinical signs of arthritis arthritis, painful inflammation of a joint or joints of the body, usually producing heat and redness. There are many kinds of arthritis. In its various forms, arthritis disables more people than any other chronic disorder. as well as joint damage. But this is the first study to be carried out on the effect of people's drinking habits on their chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Two separate studies that had already been conducted involving people with rheumatoid arthritis were used. The researchers compared the drinking and smoking habits of those who took part with a similar number of people of similar backgrounds who had not developed the disease. The researchers found that among those who drank regularly, the quarter with the highest alcohol intake were up to 50% less likely to get the disease than the half who drank the least. There was no difference between the sexes. 
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