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Article: Two new wrinkles for cigarette smokers. (premature wrinkling and urinary incontinence in women)
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- Science News
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- May 18, 1991
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Lung cancer, heart attack, stroke. For some people who seek out risky activities, the deadly dangers of smoking actually increase the cigarette's allure, research has shown. But two new reports focusing on certain nonlethal effects of smoking may provide even these daredevils with powerful incentives to kick the nicotine habit.
One study shows that women who smoke cigarettes may face an increased threat of developing urinary incontinence. The other confirms the link between smoking and premature wrinkling of the skin.
Researchers at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond have gathered data suggesting that approximately one-third of all women ...