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Expert_badge James Thompson, MD

James Thompson, MD

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Board Certified Allergist and Internist

Third-Hand Tobacco Smoke: What's Left After The Tobacco Smoke Clears?

There are more than 400,000 tobacco-related deaths annually in the U.S. Health statistics estimate about 3,000 teenagers try and then regularly smoke cigarettes on a daily basis. It's been well documented that passive exposure to tobacco smoke increases the risk of asthma attacks, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, upper-respiratory tract... Read moreChevron
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Don't Get Hooked on Hookah!

A fairly new wave of tobacco smoking has infiltrated the lives of many of our young people at a time when almost half of U.S. states have banned smoking in most public places. It's called Hookah smoking and there are now more than 400 Hookah bars across America, mostly around college campuses and in urban cities.   "It's... Read moreChevron
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Smoking Ban Boon to Asthma Sufferers in France

There's a smoking ban in France that kicked in January 1st, 2008.   Can you believe it? I don't think I can quite grasp the enormity of it. France and smoking go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Seriously, what's a French movie, without someone puffing away on a Gauloise? Think French actor Serge Gainsbourg or... Read moreChevron

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