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Smoking increases risk of developing active TB

The research analyzed data from nearly 17,000 individuals in Taiwan as part of Taiwan's 2001 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).While past studies have reported increased mortality a...

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A child's IQ can be affected by mother's exposure to urban air pollutants

The study, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a component of the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several private fou...

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Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke Reduced

As the connection between second-hand smoke and coronary heart disease (CHD) became clearer and legislation was passed to reduce such passive smoking, exposures have been reduced.In an article...

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Parental warning: second-hand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids

Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware – second-hand smoke may trigger symptoms of nicotine dependence in children. The findings are published in the September edition...

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Indicators for risk of heart disease are higher in passive smokers

A new study published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, measured the level of cotinine in participants’ blood, rather than relying on participants’ self-reporting of exposur...

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Infants Wheeze Less in Homes With Multiple Dogs

Cincinnati researchers, led by David Bernstein, MD, have found that infants living in homes with high levels of endotoxins (bacterial contaminants) and multiple dogs were more than two times less like...

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“How young is your heart” World Heart Day, Sunday 24 September 2006

World Heart Day is run by the World Heart Federation's member organizations in more than 100 countries. Activities on the day include health checks, walks, runs, jump rope, fitness sessions, publ...

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Gene defects in young present serious risk from environmental tobacco smoke

Chronic exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke causes some children and adolescents to go on to develop serious chest problems like asthma, while others do not appear to be particularly affected....

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Pub customers exposed to high levels of harmful tobacco particles

UK SCIENTISTS have questioned the use of partial smoking bans in pubs and clubs, following alarming new figures about how much non-smokers actually breathe in. Researchers ...

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N.C. parents want tobacco use

North Carolina parents strongly favor making tobacco use prevention a higher priority across the state, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows. More...

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Scientists uncover clues to ’disappearing’ precancers

New research sheds light on why cervical precancers disappear in some women and not in others. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report in the July 1 issue of Clinical Ca...

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Teen-agers with Type 1 diabetes already developing cardiovascular disease

USC study shows that boys with diabetes are at particular risk Youths with type 1 diabetes, especially boys, already show early signs of cardiovascular disease by their te...

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3 questions may provide good clues to smoke exposure

Every day, in thousands of busy pediatric medical offices, doctors and nurses routinely use a variety of questions to determine which of their young patients are at risk for exposure to se...

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Study links cigarette smoking with progression of multiple sclerosis

First modifiable risk factor for disease advancement identified Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) recently discovered that cigarette smoking may cont...

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SERPINE2 identified as novel candidate gene for COPD, especially with smoking

Major tissue, cell protease inhibitor’s role in lung previously unrecognized Using a combination of genetic linkage, microarray gene expression and genetic association studie...

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