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Smoking accounts for a third of severe rheumatoid arthritis cases and a fifth of cases overall, according to recent findings from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. The main symptoms are swollen and painful joints, particularly the knuckles, and morning joint stiffness that lasts longer than 30 minutes. It needs to be treated as soon as possible as it destroys the joints and bones and could then lead to more serious complications including heart disease...