Cancer: What You Need to Know
Press of Atlantic City - The high risk from cigarette smoking alone evolves from two distinctive places: direct smoke and second-hand smoke. Direct smoke (inhaling a cigarette) is the cause of about 87% of lung cancer deaths and also contributes to the development of cancers
Smoking ban takes effect
Gazette - Second-hand smoke is a documented public health risk, Robey said in a statement. It is important for a county as progressive as Howard to show leadership on this issue. Prince George s, Montgomery and Talbot counties have similar bans.
Second-hand smoke holds peril
Palladium-Item - I am very glad that Chuck Avery went for that walk with his son and decided to quit smoking. But I am concerned that he finished his column with, “I’ve never met anyone who felt a need for a comprehensive law protecting him from his own stupidity
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McKinney Courier-Gazette - The McKinney City Council at a worksession Monday will be discussing a ban on smoking in restaurants within the city. Mayor Bill Whitfield, who quit smoking in 1968, put the item on the agenda. I’ve heard reports from various agencies about second
Don’t let Big Tobacco fool you
Zanesville Times Recorder - It’s a rude awakening for anyone from the 14 states and hundreds of American cities that have banned second-hand smoke from public places. Denise just moved from one of those cities. Dining there is literally a breath of fresh air. We traveled a long
Air Pollution Harms Healthy Kids’ Lung Function
WHO-TV - The association held true even after the researchers controlled for other factors such as exposure to second-hand smoke, body mass index and gender. To ensure that reduced lung function wasn’t causing an increase in carbon deposits, the researchers
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Tehran Times - The risks of second-hand smoke are already known. Babies and children exposed to a smoky atmosphere are twice as likely to have asthma attacks and chest infections, and more likely to need hospital care in their first year of life. They are also at