Smoking Is Not A Risk For Heart Disease
- Health Risks of Smoking
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Nicotine Addiction
- Secondhand Smoke
- Smoking Bans
- Quitting Smoking
Health Risks
Smoking -- even just a few cigarettes a day -- has been linked to many serious health risks. Up to half of all current tobacco users will die from a tobacco-related disease, some of which are discussed below.
Effects on the Lungs
According to the American Lung Association, smoking is directly responsible for about 90% of the deaths due to lung cancer. Smoking is also responsible for the majority of deaths due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema...
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Heart Disease Risk Factors You Can Control
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From Our Sources
Heart Attack Risk Factors
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Heart Attack SymptomsHeart attack symptoms can vary. They may come on suddenly and severely or may progress slowly, beginning with mild pain.... Read more »
Stroke Risk Factors: Heart Disease and Stroke
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PrognosisStroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Mortality rates are declining, however. Over 75% of patients survive a first stroke... Read more »
Heart risk drops quickly for women who stop smoking
A new study shows that the risk of dying from heart disease drops 21 percent in the first five years after a woman quits smoking. The risk of other... Read more »
Smoking is a Major Risk Factor for Vascular Disease
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Pregnant Smoking Moms Raise Kids' Risk of Heart Attack
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women who smoke while they're pregnant may be doing permanent damage to their children's arteries, putting them at increased... Read more »
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