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[New York] LETTER: Camillus parks also should be smoke-free

People with asthma should be able to enjoy the park without risking an attack triggered by second-hand smoke. Kids should not be inhaling toxins and finding butts in their sandboxes. Smoking in public places is a public health hazard - not a right. Kudos
Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard blogs
added Aug 24, 2012 07:23
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[Europe] Smoking during pregnancy tied to kids' asthma

Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have an increased risk of asthma - even if they were not exposed to secondhand smoke after birth, a large study of European children suggests.
Reuters
added Aug 22, 2012 02:12
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[UK-Scotland] Warning for mothers who smoke early in pregnancy

WOMEN who smoke have been warned their habit is most likely to cause harm to their babies during the first three months of their pregnancy.
The Scotsman (uk)
added Aug 20, 2012 14:04
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[Sweden] Smoking During Pregnancy May Cause Asthma, Wheezing in Kids

More breathing problems seen in preschoolers even if mothers stopped smoking once they were born
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Aug 20, 2012 02:53
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New smoking danger: Thirdhand smoke

Fumes that come of a smokers clothes, or thirdhand smoke, can be harmful to children. (Source: CNN)
WLOX-TV (Biloxi, MS)
added Aug 11, 2012 14:53
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Scientists: Third Hand Smoke Also a Danger

"There's evidence now that third-hand smoke is a risk factor in children like chronic ear infections and chronic respiratory infections," Dr. Edelman explains. "And if your clothes reek of smoke, your hair reeks of smoke, your little child is going to get
KOLR-TV Channel 10 (Springfield, MO)
added Aug 8, 2012 12:07
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Higher asthma in children of smoking moms

Sam Oh of the University of California, San Francisco, analyzed data from nearly 2,500 Latino and African-American young people. The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found children of smokers had a 50 percent increase
UPI
added Aug 1, 2012 23:42
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[UK] Smoking ban 'has reduced asthma and heart attacks'

Prohibition of smoking in pubs and restaurants appears to have encouraged people to try to cut down
The Guardian (uk)
added Jul 1, 2012 08:09
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[India] Beware! Passive smoking riskier than you think

For all those smokers out there, chances are you're not thinking about your child, spouse or others around you when you light up a cigarette. Think twice, say doctors.
Times of India
added Jun 28, 2012 12:24
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‘Strong evidence’ for causal link between parental smoking, childhood asthma

Parental smoking is associated with symptoms of asthma in exposed children, report researchers who found the more parents smoked, the greater the risk to their children.
News-Medical.net
added Jun 26, 2012 12:15
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