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Smokers: slow mend in sight

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The nicotine and carbon monoxide found in cigarette smoke has been determined to limit collagen production in the body. Orthopedists say this means that smokers produce less collagen than non-smokers, with the lack making it more difficult for broken bones to mend or bone fissures to heal.

Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1993
Collagen

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Does smoking hurt your eyes?

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Research shows that people who smoke 20 sticks of cigarettes or more in a day are almost 100% more likely than non-smokers to develop cataracts. Additionally, the risk of forming cataracts rises in proportion to the number of cigarettes smoked.

Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1993
Causes of, Cataract, Cataracts

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Passive smoke and pregnancy

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Neuropsychological problems in children is attributable to smoking by mothers during their pregnancy. Results of test show that exposure to smoking has negative effects on children.

Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
Pregnancy

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Subjects list: Physiological aspects, Smokers, Smoking
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