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Article: Study links secondhand smoke to heart disease.
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- July 1, 1997
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Regular exposure to secondhand smoke -- either at home or at work -- appears to increase the risk of heart disease, a 10-year study of more than 32,000 women showed.
The results of the study, published in the May 20 American Heart Association journal Circulation, support the conclusion that secondhand smoke is dangerous, an opinion held by proponents of smoke-free policies at work and in public locations. The results also could prove useful in lawsuits against the tobacco industry, such as the first class action alleging harm to flight attendants from workplace exposure to secondhand smoke, which went to trial in Florida last month. (Broin v. Philip Morris ...