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Cigarette Smoke & Kids' Health Second hand smoke is a major cause of children's illness -- yet 85% of adults who smoke and who live with a child do not ensure that the child is not exposed to the smoke from their cigarettes. PSC analysis of Smoking in Canadian homes with Children Press Release Highlight Sheet #1. Smoking in Canadian Homes: Are children at risk (PDF) Highlight Sheet #2. Smoking ...
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Policy Statement Pediatrics Volume 99, Number 4 April 1997, p 639-642 Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Hazard to Children (RE9716) AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS Committee on Environmental Health ABSTRACT. Results of epidemiologic studies provide strong evidence that exposure of children to environmental tobacco smoke is associated with increased rates of lower respiratory illness and increased ...
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Secondhand smoke can hurt unborn babies AJC... Health Watch April 23, 1996 By Amanda Husted, STAFF WRITER Cancer-causing chemicals in cigarette smoke pass from mother to unborn baby, whether the mother smokes or not, a study suggests. Pregnant women exposed to the secondhand smoke of co-workers or family members pass some of the blood-borne chemicals to their unborn babies, researchers say, ...
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The National Conservation Guild Indoor Air Quality Issues Effects Of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) on Children. Excerpts from chapter 1 of the Environmental Protection Agency's report entitled Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and Other Disorders, EPA/600/6-90/006F. The report is dated December 1992 and was publicly released on January 7, 1993. Environmental tobacco ...
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News Releases June 24, 1999 One in three kids health at risk from household smoke, doctors warn (Ottawa) Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada (PSC) today released an analysis showing that one in three Canadian children are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke in their home, and that almost 9 in 10 children who live with a smoker are given no protection from the smoke. My practice is full of ...
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Abstract of this Article Reprint (PDF) Version of this Article eLetters: Submit a response to this article Similar articles found in: JPET Online PubMed PubMed Citation This Article has been cited by: other online articles Search Medline for articles by: Slotkin, T. A. Alert me when: new articles cite this article Download to Citation Manager Vol. 285, Issue 3, 931-945, June 1998 Fetal Nicotine ...
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Toxic Chemicals & Health : Kids' Health : In Depth : Report Our Children At Risk The 5 Worst Environmental Threats To Their Health Top of Report Chapter 6 ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE INTRODUCTION Passive smoking has been the subject of intense scientific scrutiny for more than a decade. The aim of hundreds of medical studies has been to determine what, if any, adverse health effects can be ...
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Embargoed for Release: Tuesday 21 March 2000 Contact: Frank Gilliland, MD, PhD (323) 442-1309 gillilan@hsc.usc.edu Poorer Lung Function Among Children Exposed to Their Mother's Cigarette Smoke While in the Womb Babies exposed to their mothers' cigarette smoke while in the womb grow into children with compromised lung power, reports research in Thorax. Various measures of lung capacity were ...
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