Effects of secondhand smoke on children and adults: asthma attacks, lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia; buildup of fluid in the middle ear; upper respiratory tract irritation; lung cancer.
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Based on the weight of the available scientific evidence, concludes that secondhand smoke in the United States presents a serious and substantial public health impact.
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Factsheet; all sources cited. 'Environmental Tobacco Smoke [ETS], or secondhand smoke, is the third leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S.; the first is active smoking.' Summary of how the tobacco industry denies the facts about secondhand smoke with initimidation and disinformation campaigns.
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Chapter in Environmental Toxicants, 2nd ed, 1999. Characteristics and concentration of secondhand smoke; measurement and assessment of exposure; health effects on infants, the unborn, children, and adults; SIDS; physiological effects; epidemiological studies.
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Report on recent research; when a woman is a nonsmoker but her partner smokes at home, her fertility is reduced. (September 30, 2000)
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