Sentences with phrase «risks of second hand»

OBJECTIVE: To describe how the tobacco industry attempted to trivialise the health risks of second hand smoke (SHS) by both questioning the science of risk assessment of low dose exposure to other environmental toxins, and by comparing SHS to such substances about which debate might still exist.

The ban is a key demand of the Prison Officers» Association since the ban on smoking in public places in 2007, with the union saying its members could otherwise be at risk of second hand smoke.

This research was carried out to determine the health risk of second hand smoke to children when in a car.

Not exact matches

And the risk of mold or bacteria build - up is higher in second - hand mattresses.

Another risk with smoking is that of second hand smoke or «passive smoking».

Children exposed to second - hand smoke are at risk of developing respiratory diseases like bronchitis, asthma and even pneumonia.

We all know the risks of cigarette smoke, even second - hand, to a child's health.

Learn about the risks of second and third hand smoke.

Removing some of the added risks that can go along with bedsharing (such as heavy blankets, other children, exposure to second - hand smoke etc.) will reduce the risk of SIDS and accidental suffocation.

Using second - hand mattresses has been said to increase the risk of SIDS.

Infants can easily be burned and should not breathe second - hand smoke, which leads to a higher risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and asthma.

The exact cause of SIDS remains unknown, but a number of risk factors have been identified, such as sleeping on the tummy, second hand smoke, overheating, premature birth, low birth weight, and young age of the mother.

«The timing of this decision is driven by the enhanced risk that the water cannon, currently available to be purchased second hand are sold to another European police authority,» deputy mayor for policing Stephen Greenhalgh wrote in a decision notice published today.

Betty McBride, director of policy at the British Heart Foundation (BHF), added: «Exposure to second - hand smoke by non-smokers for just half an hour is enough to damage the lining of the heart's arteries and increase the risk of a heart attack.

The journal's editor, Gio Gori, a former National Institutes of Health researcher who drew attention in the 1980s for accepting funding from the tobacco industry and questioning the risks posed by second - hand smoke, could not be reached.

Second - hand smoke increases the risk of coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction.

Owing to the large effect of tobacco smoke at low doses, exposure to second - hand smoke in the reference group (never smokers) might lead to underestimation of the relative risk for one and 20 cigarettes per day and consequently dilute the percentage effect of one compared with 20 cigarettes per day.

Considering that passive smoking exposes people to the same number of tobacco toxins as active smokers, coming into contact with second - hand smoke probably increases the risk of some of all of these complications as well.

Next, the degree of difference that the effect of second hand smoke has on children in comparison to adults was included in the risk equation, and lastly, they considered the health impact, which is difficult to determine due to all of the different toxins and chemicals one is exposed to in a lifetime.

Take a hard look at your health: Because heart problems can sneak up on women (64 % of women die suddenly during their first heart attack without any warning signs at all, and 90 % of those women had at least one risk factor that could have been addressed), it's important to get an annual checkup and be aware of CVD risk factors: high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, tobacco use or second - hand exposure, obesity, and being overweight.

Whether it's the risk of dodgy contractors placing second - hand burners into schools or sloppy procurement and supply management as in the Northern Ireland cases, public money is now more precious than ever and there is a greater need to use valuable resources more wisely.

Moreover, people clearly believe that the additional reserves are flowing wildly into risk assets, pushing prices higher as if secondary markets are some sort of balloon to be filled (one second of reflection will establish that every dollar that goes «into» a secondary market in the hands of a buyer comes back «out» of the secondary market in the hands of a seller).

Dogs are susceptible to second hand smoke and the risks of smoking.

«Educational campaigns informing pet owners of the risks of SHS [second hand smoke] exposure for pets could motivate some owners to quit smoking.

In cats, second - hand smoke has been also been associated with a greater risk of developing lymphoma and oral squamous cell carcinoma.

There's a massive new study in Annals of Oncology by Wang, et al. that reports that second - hand smoke does not significantly increase lung cancer risk (in women.)

The second was a meta - study by the EPA into the risks of ETS («second - hand» smoke).

Children who sustain second - hand asbestos exposure are thought to be at an even higher risk of developing mesothelioma than women because their lungs are smaller.

Exposure to second - hand smoke increases the risk of children developing asthma and provokes more frequent asthma in children with asthma...

Tobacco use during pregnancy is associated with low birthweight and adverse perinatal health outcomes.2, 3 In children, exposure to second - hand smoke (SHS) from tobacco contributes to lower respiratory tract illness, otitis media and chronic middle ear effusion, 4,5 and is associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma.6, 7