Fetal, childhood secondhand smoke can trigger asthma

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Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke in the womb or during childhood substantially increases the risk of developing asthma and respiratory symptoms during adulthood, according to a new Norwegian study. The study authors also believe this is the first study to show that exposure to passive smoke in the womb or during childhood causes a lasting vulnerability to asthma or respiratory symptoms.

Fetal, childhood secondhand smoke can trigger asthma (http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050704/LIFE07/507040310/1042/LIFE)

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Lucky that smoking is being banned in public places.. otherwise, in the next generation, people wouldn't live longer than 35