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Is smoking more harmful to women?
Women could be more prone than men to the carcinogens and other harmful compounds in cigarette smoke, research suggests. In a study of nearly 700 people with lung cancer, Swiss experts discovered that women tended to be younger when diagnosed, even though they smoked less than the men who went on to develop lung cancer. In another study, researchers from Harvard University and the University of Bergen in Norway examined more than 950 men and … Read entire article »
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Even minimal smoking can damage young adult’s arteries.
Smoking only one cigarette can stiffen the arteries of young adults by about 25 percent, states a new study. The harder a persons arteries, the higher their propensity for stroke or heart disease, says Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou, a specialist on internal and vascular medicine at McGill University Health Center in Montreal. She assessed arterial stiffness in both smokers and non-smokers, from ages 18 to 30, at rest and after exercising. To set up a base measurement, the … Read entire article »
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