November 2008
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Raises Risk of Cardiovascular Di
We all know that smoking is bad for the heart. But what about inhaling second-hand smoke by non-smokers, especially children? A new study examining the effects of second-hand tobacco smoke on the health of toddlers and teens has revealed that the chronic exposure elevates the children’s risk of developing heart disease later in life.
September 2007
Second-Hand Smoke Reduced in New York
On September 25, 2007, The Journal of the American Medical Association reported on the results of a study conducted in New York, which purpose was to determine whether second-hand smoking had been reduced in the city following the implementation of a State-wide Smoking Ban in June, 2003.
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