Childhood Asthma
Childhood Asthma
Childhood Asthma
Cigarette smoking. Also prolonged exposure.
In cigarettes, benzene is used as an adhesive to seal the paper holding the tobacco. Exposure to Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/194388-list-of-all-chemicals-in-cigarette-smoke/#ixzz1S7M4JyOm
Genetic alterations that could lead to cancer.
Short answer: yes. Long answer, inhaling cigarette smoke is bad, inhaling diluted cigarette smoke is less bad -- but given ten years, not good.
Mary D Overpeck has written: 'Children's exposure to environmental cigarette smoke before and after birth' -- subject(s): Statistics, Physiological effect, Health and hygiene, Cigarette smoke, Tobacco, Children
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cigarette smoke, air and water pollution, and exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the Sun increase the risk of cancer.
Avoiding exposure to cigarette smoke, identifying and treating allergies, and avoiding deep dives in swimming pools may help prevent sinus infections.
IARC (1995) noted that the acrolein concentrations in the smoke from various cigarettes ranged from 3 - 220 ug/cigarette. Check out USEPA here: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/acrolein.html for an idea of what they consider "safe" levels (these are for occupational exposure generally, not for smoking specifically).