Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of obesity and gestational diabetes in their daughters, according to research published in the journal Diabetologia.
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People entering or exiting a building will soon not have to traverse a cloud of cigarette smoke where smokers often congregating for their tobacco fix.
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Heart attacks dropped by a third in one Minnesota county in the United States after two smoke-free workplace regulations were implemented, a recent study shows.
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Non-smokers should give hotels that allow smoking in certain rooms a wide berth and instead choose completely smoke free hotels, suggests a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
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New research has shown that cigarette smoking among students may lead to marijuana use.
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Women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy as it can harm the baby's lungs and lead to problems such as wheezing and asthma. But if a pregnant woman can't quit smoking, taking vitamin C may help protect their baby's lungs, new research, presented at the Paediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting, suggests.
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Tobacco experts recently voiced their concern about the rising prevalence of smoking in the developing world, especially Latin America, which puts these populations at risk of being overwhelmed by a burgeoning cancer epidemic.
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PRESS RELEASE: Worldwide, tobacco use kills about six million people per year, and most of the deaths are in Asia.
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