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Meningitis risk from parents who smoke
Smoking puts unborn and young children at greater risk of a major cause of meningitis.
Dec 10, 2012
Metro Café (uk)
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Dec 10, 2012 02:56
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Second-hand smoke increases risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children
A new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health shows that second hand smoke and foetal exposure due to maternal smoking while pregnant significantly increase the risk of invasive meningococcal disease.
Dec 9, 2012
EurekAlert
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Dec 10, 2012 02:09
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[UK-Scotland] Mothers-to-be still smokers
Despite a risk to their unborn child, thousands of mothers-to-be admit they have not given up cigarettes when they meet their midwife for a "booking-in appointment". The figures, released by the NHS Information Services Division, cover the first meeting
Dec 7, 2012
Herald Scotland (The Herald and Sunday Herald) (uk)
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Dec 7, 2012 16:20
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[UK] Brighton experts find almost half of new mothers take up smoking again
About 23,000 pregnant women in England have used the NHS Stop Smoking Service this year. Dr Memon wants it to widen its counselling and support services not just to prospective new mothers but to those smokers who live with them.
Dec 7, 2012
Brighton and Hove News (uk)
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Dec 7, 2012 13:56
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Smoking in Pregnancy Tied to Poor Reading Skills in Kids: Study
Mothers with pack-a-day habits may have children who lag behind classmates
Nov 27, 2012
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Nov 30, 2012 17:37
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'Smoke Baby' Sends Powerful Anti-Smoking Message
Burlington, Vermont-based Kelliher Samets Volk has developed a simple and powerful anti-smoking message for the Vermont Department of Public Health. Called Smoke Baby, the work is just that; an image of a baby in utero created from smoke.
Nov 26, 2012
adrants
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Nov 26, 2012 16:29
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[UK] Women with mental disorders 'need help to quit smoking in pregnancy'
Researchers at King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry led a study involving 400 smokers, 237 of whom agreed to be referred to smoking cessation services. Analysis revealed that around one-quarter of the women had a mental disorder and that thes
Nov 23, 2012
NetDoctor.co.uk (uk)
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Nov 23, 2012 11:31
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Prenatal Exposure to Nicotine and Impaired Reading Performance
High prenatal nicotine exposure has a negative association with reading performance in school age children. In addition, modeling showed that environmental factors significantly moderated the interaction between prenatal nicotine exposure and reading ski
Nov 5, 2012
Journal of Pediatrics
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Nov 21, 2012 12:20
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Smoking in pregnancy tied to lower reading scores
Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that children born to mothers who smoked more than one pack per day during pregnancy struggled on tests designed to measure how accurately a child reads aloud and comprehends what they read.
Nov 19, 2012
ScienceDaily
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Nov 21, 2012 12:19
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Smoking in pregnancy tied to lower reading scores
Babies exposed to their mother's cigarette smoke in the womb later perform more poorly on reading comprehension tests, according to a new study. "It's not a little difference - it's a big difference in accuracy and comprehension at a critical time when c
Nov 18, 2012
Reuters
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Nov 18, 2012 19:52