The team of researchers from the Sweden’s Karolinska Institute have discovered a new cause of rheumatoid arthritis. This extended version of the environment-related cause of the disease involves prolonged exposure to mineral oils, in particular, hydraulic or motor oil, accounting for a 30% increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Well, even if the spokesperson for Arthritis Research Campaign recognises this as a serious study published in a prestigious journal like ‘Arthritis Research and Therapy’, the workforce in the automobile industry can’t isolate itself to the aisles of nature. Read More