Smokers may have increased risk of pancreatitis

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

Smoking appears to be associated with an increased risk of acute and chronic pancreatitis, according to a report in the 23 March issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, the risk of developing the disease may be higher in those who smoke more...

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