All Posts Tagged With: "Second Hand Smoke"

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Jan
2009

New Health Concern: ‘Third Hand Smoke’

Doctors from MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston want parents to know that opening a window or turning on a fan to clear the air of second-hand smoke isn’t as effective as they think.

A chemical that is being left behind is called ‘third hand smoke’.

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29
Sep
2008

Study Reveals Why Smokers’ Babies at Greater Risk of SIDS

As we have reported on many occasions, babies of smoking moms are more likely to be born prematurely and have low birth weight, grow slower, and be at greater risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
When babies are born too soon, their lungs aren’t as developed as full-term babies (born 38 to 42 weeks after [...]

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