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Heavier smoking linked to skyrocketing health risks: Study – Devdiscourse
Each cigarette smoked a day by heavier smokers increases the risk of contracting some diseases by more than 30 per cent, according to a new international study.
Each cigarette smoked per day increases the risk for heavier smokers of contracting some diseases by more than 30 per cent, according to a new international study. The Australian Centre for Precision Health based at the University of South Australia led the study, which links heavier smoking with 28 separate health conditions, revealing a 17-fold increase in emphysema an 8-fold increase in atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) and a 6.5-fold higher incidence of lung cancer.
The findings, published…
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