Scientists at Leiden University in the Netherlands have found that drinking alcohol reduces people's risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, spondylarthropathy, and other joint conditions. In a study of almost 7,000 people, the researchers found that alcohol consumption reduced people's risk of these diseases by 62 percent to 73 percent. But investigators say their finding could be due to a reduction in drinking in people who already have these diseases, since the conditions...