Antismoking Laws Decrease Risk Of Heart Attack

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Here are some indisputable facts:

  • New York City (NYC) is one of the biggest, most urban cities in the US.
  • Only five US states have a lower rate of smokers.
  • NYC was ranked 60th in a list of 100 worst places in the US for asthmatics.

So, how is it that such a large, densely populated city is not also one of the worst places for people with asthma to live?

 

Well, many factors went into that list of 100 cities mentioned above, but one thing NYC has done right over the past few years is launch a...

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