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Secondhand Smoke Can Damage the Brain

February 17th, 2009 by Nina Thompson, ARNP

Passive smoking, also known as secondhand smoke, has been found to impair cognition according to British researchers from the University of Cambridge. In their recent study, nonsmokers with the heaviest secondhand smoke exposure were at a 44% higher risk of scoring in the bottom 10% on cognitive testing, compared with those with the lowest level of passive [...]

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Filed Under: Baby Boomers, Children, Environmental hazards, Smoking Cessation

Being married to a smoker increases stroke risk

July 30th, 2008 by Nina Thompson, ARNP

Being married to a smoker increased stroke risk by 42% in nonsmokers and by 72% in former smokers according to a recent study from Harvard and Columbia.
via American Journal of Preventive Medicine, July 2008 
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