Carcinogens Found In Babies' Urine If Their Parents Smoke
Tue, 16 May 2006 04:00 AM EST
... When mom or dad puffs on a cigarette, their infants may inhale the resulting second-hand smoke. Now, scientists have detected cancer-causing chemicals associated with tobacco smoke in the urine of nearly half the babies of smoking parents. "The take home message is, 'Don't smoke around your kids,'" said Stephen S. Hecht, Ph.D. [click link for full article] ...
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