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Cigarette smoke contains a number of toxic chemicals and irritants. People with allergies may be more sensitive to cigarette smoke than others and research studies indicate that smoking may aggravate allergies. Smoking does not just harm smokers but also those around them. Research has shown that children and spouses of smokers tend to have more respiratory infections and asthma than those of ...

WV | DHHR | BPH | OEHP Page 1 of 9 Page 2 Contents Introduction Tobacco and Cardiovascular Disease Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Diet and Cardiovascular Disease Summary Tobacco and CVD Listing of tobacco resources What is the connection between smoking and heart disease Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Contrary to public perception, ...

ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE HARMS AND KILLS 2/2/98 Also see: ETS Environmental Tobacco Smoke , or secondhand smoke, is the third leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S.; the first is active smoking, the second is alcohol use. 1 Most cancers result from environmental factors and thus can be prevented. Tobacco smoke is one of those environmental factors; age and ...

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Press Release WHO/29 9 March 1998 PASSIVE SMOKING DOES CAUSE LUNG CANCER, DO NOT LET THEM FOOL YOU The World Health Organization (WHO) has been publicly accused of suppressing information. Its opponents say that WHO has withheld from publication its own report that was aimed at but supposedly failed to scientifically prove that there is an association between passive smoking, or environmental ...

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Home Fact Sheet on Secondhand Smoke (cont.) James. Repace, MSc., Physicist Ichiro Kawachi, PhD, Associate Professor Stanton Glantz, PhD., Professor 9/1/99 Secondhand Smoke and Cardiovascular Disease Law et al. (1997) review the evidence from 19 published studies of passive smoking and heart disease; they report that the average excess risk of ischemic heart disease from passive smoking ...

INVOLUNTARY SMOKING CAUSES BREAST CANCER TOO Being around people who are smoking, even as little as one hour a day, can almost triple a woman's risk of contracting breast cancer, the second leading cause of deaths among all American women, and the leading cause of death among middle-aged women. This is the finding of a new study Dr. Alfredo Morabia recently published in the American Journal of ...

ETS EXPOSURE INCREASES HEART ATTACK RISK 20% The largest study of its kind to date has confirmed that married persons living with a smoking spouse increase their risk of heart attack by approximately 20%. This means that environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) may be responsible for as many as 40, 000 heart attack deaths each year in the U.S. Below is a summary of the study: CIRC Environmental Tobacco ...

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Secondhand Smoke Facts Secondhand smoke, also known as passive or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is a combination of: Mainstream smoke: exhaled by smokers Sidestream smoke: given off by the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe Between 70% and 90% of non-smokers in the American population, children and adults, are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke. It is estimated that only 15% of ...

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Tobacco Top Story Overview Politics & Policy Lawsuits Health Issues Teen Smoking Industry News Opinion Secondhand Smoke Linked to Increased Heart Attack Rate By John Schwartz Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, May 20, 1997; Page A02 High exposure to secondhand smoke nearly doubles a woman's risk of having a heart attack, according to the largest study ever conducted on the issue. The study, ...

In January 1993 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared environmental tobacco smoke (also called ETS, secondhand smoke or passive smoke) a known human carcinogen (kar-SIN'o-jin). It was classified as an environmental toxin equivalent to asbestos and other hazardous substances. The EPA's report, ...

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Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is the combination of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products: Sidestream smoke, or smoke that is emitted between the puffs of a burning cigarette, pipe, or cigar, and Mainstream smoke, or the smoke that is exhaled by the smoker. When a cigarette is smoked, about one-half of the smoke generated is sidestream smoke. This form of smoke contains ...

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) An Overview Jennifer M. Strang, M.S. Arizona State University Division of Psychology in Education Contents Introduction What is ETS ETS Exposure Assessment of ETS Exposure Health Effects of ETS Clean Indoor Air References Introduction The adverse health effects of smoking and smokeless tobacco use are well-known. Smoking is causally associated with lung cancer, ...

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Tobacco Top Story Overview Politics & Policy Lawsuits Health Issues Teen Smoking Industry News Opinion Other Studies Support EPA on Secondhand Smoke By Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 20, 1998; Page A05 Despite a cloud of questions raised by last week's court decision on secondhand smoking, a majority of scientific studies in recent years support the government's view on ...

What Is It Secondhand smoke is a combination of the smoke from a burning cigarette and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. Also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), it can be recognized easily by its distinctive odor. ETS contaminates the air and is retained in clothing, curtains and furniture. Many people find ETS unpleasant, annoying, and irritating to the eyes and nose. More importantly, ...

Study: Passive smoke an even greater risk May 19, 1997 Web posted at: 10:37 p.m. EDT (0237 GMT) From Correspondent Linda Ciampa DALLAS (CNN) -- New research provides some of the strongest evidence yet that constant exposure to passive smoke nearly doubles the risk of heart attack and death in non-smokers. The study, published in this week's American Heart Association's journal Circulation, finds ...

Archives of Internal Medicine Copyright 1995 by the American Medical Association, 515 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610. Volume 155(18) October 9, 1995 pp 1942-1948 Passive Smoking and Cardiovascular Risk Kritz, Harald, MD; Schmid, Peter, MD; Sinzinger, Helmut, MD From the Rehabilitation Center Engelsbad-Melanie, Baden, Lower Austria (Dr Kritz); Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Center Bad ...

Secondhand Smoke Ups Heart Attack Risk 1:22 p.m. ET (1822 GMT) March 16, 1998 NEW YORK Nonsmoking individuals living with heavy smokers have four times the risk of heart attack compared with those who live in smoke-free environments, according to a study. These results underline the importance of new public health policy against environmental tobacco smoke, '' say Argentine researchers led by Dr.