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Third Hand Smoking - Articles
'Third hand smoke' potentially just as dangerous
by
Roman M.
Posted
Wed 07 Jan 2009 2:51pm
You' ve probably heard of "second hand smoke," but did you know that "third hand smoke" can be as potentially dangerous especially to children and pregnant women?
Third... Winickoff, from Massachusetts General Hospital said: "The dangers of third-hand smoke are very
real - when you smoke - any place - toxic particulate matter from
tobacco smoke gets
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Third-hand Smoke
by
Shelley F.
Posted
Wed 07 Jan 2009 2:45pm
NOW YOU CAN GET SICK FROM *THIRD-HAND* SMOKE
Third-hand smoke refers to the invisible particles and gases that cling to a smoker’s clothing, hair, and furniture after..., and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
According to Jonathan, third-hand smoke is the stuff you smell when a smoker gets in an elevator after going outside
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Third Hand Smoke: Dangerous!
by
Kim S.
Posted
Wed 07 Jan 2009 2:56pm
By Kim Stagliano I don't condone smoking. I don't smoke. I wouldn't let you smoke near my kids. But this kind of article makes smoke come out of my ears. First it was organic baby formula (demon sugar!) and now...
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New Cigarette Hazard: 'Third-Hand Smoke'
by
Niell A.
Posted
Sun 18 Jan 2009 1:23am
to children’s health that isn’t as easy to get rid of: third-hand smoke.
That’s the term being used to describe the invisible yet toxic brew of gases and particles clinging to smokers... for Children in Boston coined the term “third-hand smoke” to describe these chemicals in a new study that focused on the risks they pose to infants and children. The study was published
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Third Hand Smoke
by
Tina C.
Posted
Mon 23 Feb 2009 9:43pm
. Even if you smoke outside your home.
It`s called third-hand smoke and the news is not good.
Hair and clothing carry the toxins
Researchers have found that the contamination...-causing chemicals.
Do it for the kids!
Third-hand smoke has been associated with cognitive (definition: the process of knowing and, more precisely, the process of being aware
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Second-Hand Smoke Kills 600,000 a Year
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Medline Plus
Posted
Fri 26 Nov 2010 10:54am
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In the first study to assess the global impact of second-hand smoke, WHO experts found that children are more heavily exposed to second-hand smoke than any other age-group, and around... of the WHO in Geneva, wrote in their study.
Children's exposure to second-hand smoke is most likely to happen at home, and the double blow
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ADHD & Second-hand Smoke
by
Shane H.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:27pm
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We all know that smoking is extremely unhealthy. Now, there is evidence to suggest that second-hand smoke can lead to ADHD when inhaled by pregnant women. You can read the study results at PHYSorg.com . This study provides yet another reason to stay away from cigarettes and the smoke they create.
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Second-hand smoke and depressed scores in math, reading, and visuo-spatial skills
by
JohnL
Posted
Sat 22 Jan 2005 12:00am
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)–”second-hand smoke”–is associated with mildly to moderately depressed scores on tests of math, reading, and visuospatial... the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. They excluded some children, especially those who reported smoking. Rather than counting on subjective reports of smoke
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