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[UK] Manchester smoking death rates highest in England – with hospital admissions costing EVERY person £60
Data from the London Health Observatory (LHO) reveals that between 2008 and 2010 there were 372 estimated smoking related deaths per 100,000 people in the city – higher than anywhere else in England. A shocking 14.6% of pregnant women smoked in 2011-201
Feb 18, 2013
Mancunian Matters (uk)
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Feb 18, 2013 11:21
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[California] Open Windows, Lower Risk for Preterm Birth: Study
published online and in the April issue of the American Journal of Public Health, researchers questioned more than 1,760 mothers in Los Angeles about the quality of air in their home while they were pregnant. They were asked about their exposure to second
Feb 14, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Feb 16, 2013 17:26
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[Belgium] Public Smoking Bans Cut Risk of Preterm Births, Study Finds
Legislation in Belgium shown to reduce harmful effect of secondhand smoke
Feb 15, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Feb 16, 2013 17:10
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[Belgium] Smoke-Free Laws May Cut Preterm Births
This study investigated the incidence of preterm delivery after implementation of smoke-free legislation in three phases. * There were reductions in the risk of preterm birth after the introduction of each phase of the smoking ban. No decreasing trend wa
Feb 15, 2013
MedPage Today
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Feb 16, 2013 15:21
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[Belgium] Smoking Bans Reduce Incidence Of Preterm Births
A recent study that evaluated the impact of the introduction of smoke-free legislation on preterm births identified yet another benefit of smoking bans. The findings, which were published in BMJ, confirm that smoking bans significantly reduce the risk of
Feb 15, 2013
Medical News TODAY(UK)
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Feb 15, 2013 09:28
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[UK, UK-Scotland] Smoking ban 'cuts premature births'
The theory that public smoking bans cut the number of children born prematurely has been strengthened by new research. The study of 600,000 births found three successive drops in babies born before 37 weeks - each occurring after a phase of a public smo
Feb 14, 2013
BBC Online
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Feb 15, 2013 08:27
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[Belgium] Study links smoking bans to fewer pre-term births
Banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to lower rates of preterm birth, according to Belgian researchers who say the findings point to health benefits of smoke-free laws even in very early life.
Feb 14, 2013
Reuters
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Feb 14, 2013 20:41
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[Belgium] Smoking bans linked with 'successive reductions' in preterm birth
Given that even a mild reduction in gestational age has been linked in other studies to adverse health outcomes in early and later life, our study has important public health implications, say the authors.
Feb 14, 2013
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
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Feb 14, 2013 20:39
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Regional Brain Morphometry and Impulsivity in Adolescents Following Prenatal Exposure to Cocaine and TobaccoPrenatal Exposure to Cocaine and Tobacco
Prenatal cocaine or tobacco exposure can differentially affect structural brain maturation during adolescence and underlie enhanced susceptibility to impulsivity. Additional studies with larger sample sizes are warranted.
Feb 11, 2013
JAMA Pediatrics (Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine)
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Feb 14, 2013 10:04
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Impact of Fetal Drug Exposures on the Adolescent BrainImpact of Drug Exposure on the Adolescent Brain
While the deleterious effects of alcohol, and to a lesser extent nicotine, to the fetus are well recognized, those of illicit drugs are much less understood. Drugs can harm the fetus both via effects to the placenta interfering with nutrient delivery and
Feb 11, 2013
JAMA Pediatrics (Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine)
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Feb 14, 2013 10:03