Summary
The risks of passive smoking could be twice as high as previously thought, new research reveals.
Experts now believe that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke could increase the risk of a heart attack by as much as 50% or 60%. Previous studies had calculated the increase in risk at between 25% and 30%.See the full content of this document
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Workplace Ban 'Case Stronger' After Passive Smoking Findings
The findings, being published today, will add considerable weight to the fight to ban smoking in public places in Wales, and it comes as the British Medical Associat...
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