Babies of Smokers Have Abnormal Blood Pressure: Study

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2010-01-25

Results from a new study in Stockholm suggest that newborns of women who smoked have blood pressure problems that persist in the first year of life. The researchers say these blood pressure problems get worse as time goes on, and this may signal that these children may have an increased risk for heart disease later in life. Read full story >

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Babies of Smokers Have Abnormal Blood Pressure: Study

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