Passive smoking: an invisible scourge
Passive smoking, i.e. the involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke, is a major public health problem. Although often overlooked or underestimated, ...
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Passive smoking triggers a dangerous heart rhythm disorder
Passive smoking increases the risk of developing atrial fibrillation. THE ESSENTIAL Passive smoking significantly increases the risk of developing atrial ...
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Passive smoking impacts breast milk
A new study shows that the breast milk of breastfeeding women exposed to cigarette smoke contains toxins even if they ...
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Passive smoking: heavy metals detected in children’s saliva
Exposure to tobacco smoke increases the presence of heavy and toxic metals in children's saliva. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers have found ...
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Passive smoking: going out to smoke does not protect children enough
Children of parents who go out on the front porch to smoke are still highly exposed to passive smoking and ...
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Asthma: passive smoking would also harm your… future grandchildren
Could the consequences of tobacco be transmitted through the generations? In any case, this is what a new Australian study ...
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Passive smoking: the Mediterranean diet limits the damage
While passive smoking is still a major public health problem, a study shows that the quality of food could reduce ...
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Passive smoking, the first trigger of asthma attacks
Synthetic bedding and gas heating are also frequent causes of these episodes of respiratory discomfort. THE ESSENTIAL Asthma is an ...
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Early smoking: its consequences cross the generations
Women whose grandfathers or great-grandfathers smoked before puberty have higher than average body fat levels. THE ESSENTIAL The consequences of ...
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Passive smoking: children have an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis
The risk of suffering from HIV-positive rheumatoid arthritis increases by 75% after experiencing passive exposure to parental smoking during childhood. ...
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Marijuana: when parents smoke, children cough and sneeze!
Regular use of marijuana by parents could make their children more susceptible to viral respiratory infections such as the common ...
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World No Tobacco Day: the French no longer want smokers on the terrace
More and more French people want to be better protected against passive smoking in various places not affected by the ...
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Why you really shouldn’t expose your children to cigarette smoke
A study conducted by the University of Cincinnati shows that children exposed to passive smoking use emergency services more often ...
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The smell of cold tobacco exposes non-smokers to ultra passive smoking
The smell of cold tobacco present on smokers would deposit toxic compounds in the air and expose non-smokers to ultra ...
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Passive smoking at work: workers are the first victims
According to Public Health France, 15.7% of 18 to 64 year olds with a professional activity are confronted with passive ...
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Marseille: smoking banned on three beaches throughout the summer
The city of Marseille has decided to ban tobacco on three of its beaches during the summer season, as well ...
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Lung cancer: non-smokers are not spared and are often underdiagnosed
A group of experts in respiratory medicine and public health are sounding the alarm: according to them, non-smokers are not ...
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Future dad and smoker? You better stop
We talk a lot about the risks to the baby when a pregnant woman smokes. In reality, the father's smoking ...
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Children exposed to tobacco are more likely to have fatal COPD in adulthood
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mainly affects smokers. A new study shows that children who experience second-hand smoke have a ...
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Passive smoking during pregnancy: a danger for baby’s lungs
Be careful during pregnancy, babies who are exposed during pregnancy and in the first months of their life to passive ...
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Parents who smoke underestimate the risks to their children
Children are victims of their parents' bad habits. Parents who smoke do not realize the damage smoke does to their ...
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Non-smokers, uphold your rights
Movember will tell you this throughout November: smoking can kill; oneself… but also those around him, the people that the ...
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Passive smoking: one in four Europeans exposed at work
Despite the anti-smoking laws passed in 28 European countries, the proportion of employees exposed to cigarettes is increasing. Except in ...
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Great Britain: 2 million fewer smokers in 10 years
Since the smoking ban in restaurants and bars in 2007, consumption has fallen sharply, especially among 16-24 year olds.A year ...
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Rheumatoid arthritis: smokers are more at risk
Smokers are at greater risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis than those who do not smoke. It is worse if they ...
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Leukemia: passive smoking increases the risks for the child
Exposure to tobacco smoke causes gene deletions in children, which promotes the development of leukemia.Passive smoking causes genetic mutations in ...
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Indirect exposure to tobacco affects the immune system
Exposure to tobacco residues in furniture or textiles is associated with an inflammatory or allergic reaction.Non-smokers are out of luck. ...
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Passive smoking: more school problems in children
Children exposed to cigarettes are at greater risk for academic and behavioral disorders. A Quebec study establishes the link between ...
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Indoor pollution: hookah twice as harmful as cigarettes
Hookah generates much more fine particles and carbon monoxide than cigarettes. A source of dangerous indoor pollution for the most ...
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Passive smoking: one in ten French people remain exposed in bars
Customers of bars, pubs and restaurants are increasingly victims of passive smoking. Almost 9% of French people have been victims ...
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