New Research States Smoking Decreases Hip Replacement Risk
Smoking is bad for your health, but also bad for your hips? A new study from down under Australia has found that men who smoke are less likely than nonsmokers to require total hip or knee replacement. Who knew. The researchers also found that being overweight or doing vigorous physical activity actually increased the likelihood of joint replacement. George Mnatzaganian, a Ph.D. student stated: "Our study is the first to demonstrate a strong inverse correlation between smoking duration and risk of total joint replacement...
New Research States Smoking Decreases Hip Replacement Risk
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