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Smoking bans reduce heart attack risk

Baltimore : MD : USA | about 1 month ago  
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Smoking bans are effective and even relatively brief exposures to secondhand smoke may lead to a heart attack, U.S. researchers say. A report by a committee of the Institute of Medicine confirms there is sufficient evidence that breathing secondhand smoke boosts non-smokers' risk for heart problems....
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