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Exposure to passive smoking falls

Children's exposure to passive smoking has declined by nearly 60% in 10 years, a study revealed. Levels of the tell-tale tobacco by-product cotinine in children's saliva fell by 59% between 1996 and 2006, researchers found. The study, lead by Dr An… more »

Smoking not cool - most children think

According to a Government research, nine out of 10 children hate cigarettes and want their parents who smoke to quit. A poll of 1,000 children aged between eight and 13 found of those with a parent who smokes, 96 per cent wanted them to stop and almost t… more »

Link between smoking gene and lower quitting rates during pregnancy discovered

Are you a pregnant women, want to quit smoking and still find it difficult to stop smoking? If that is you, you are not alone. A new study has found the link between genes and smoking. The “addictive gene” explains why some women find it so difficult to… more »

Why you should stop smoking now

Smoking has been proven by several researches to be a great threat to one's health. Now latest research and studies have shown that unhealthy life styles are associated with more than the double risk of a stroke. According to the British Medical Journal… more »
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