Monday, January 12, 2009

In the United States alone each year because of passive smoking on heart disease caused by a claimed 46,000 lives.

U.S. health workers carried out in the past three years found that after the implementation of anti-smoking act, the United States of a city reduced the incidence of heart disease more than 40%.

Pueblo, Colorado City, decreed in 2003 to stop people in the workplace and smoking in public places. Act after the entry into force, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention to the hospital to follow up on the incidence of heart disease.

They found that the ban on the implementation of the previous 18 months, a total of 399 admission cases the causes of heart disease. A year and a half after the implementation of the ban, the case of hospitalization due to heart disease dropped 41 percent to 237.

U.S. Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Director of the Center for Collins pointed out that the long-term inhalation of second-hand smoke will lead to heart disease infection in non-smokers. She said: "The survey further showed that no-smoking policy can significantly reduce the onset of heart disease and mortality."

Center for Disease Control and Prevention pointed out that the long-term inhalation of second-hand smoke will make non-smoking adults suffering from heart disease risk increased by 25% to 30%.

In the United States alone each year because of passive smoking on heart disease caused by a claimed 46,000 lives. Smoking also leads to a variety of diseases, including cancer, stroke, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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