Smoking Bans Cut Premature Births And Childhood Asthma Attacks

Banning smoking in public places has helped to cut premature births by 10 per cent, new research shows.
The study of data from parts of North America and Europe where smoking bans have been introduced also showed a 10 per cent fall in hospital attendance for childhood asthma attacks.....

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24-year-old who died after asthma attack loved the outdoors, being goofy

If you’ve ever seen someone dancing down the aisle at the grocery store, it just may have been Austin J. “A.J.” Alexander.
He had a giving and goofy personality, said his mom, Amity White of Omaha.....

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Asthma Attacks Children Fall as Smoking Bans Come Into Effect

A new study shows that asthma attacks in children have fallen as smoking bans have come into effect. The researchers from the University of Edinburgh, Maastricht University in the Netherlands, Hasselt University in Belgium, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital studied more than 2.5 million births and 250,000 hospital visits for asthma attacks in children. The results of the study are revealing.....

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