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Here's another reason to stop smoking when pregnant! A recent study has linked earlier puberty in children with mother's smoking during pregnancy . The Aarhus University study has been published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. "We found that children of mothers who had smoked more than ten cigarettes a day during pregnancy, on average entered puberty three to six months earlier than the children of non-smokers," says Nis Brix, who is one of the researchers behind the study. "Early puberty can be associated with an increased risk of a number of diseases as an adult, such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and certain types of cancer," said Nis Brix. Brix hopes that the study's results can be used as another motivating factor to stop smoking among women who are planning on becoming pregnant. "It is known that smoking is harmful to the unborn foetus . Smoking is, among other things, associated with an in...

A new study has found that smoking an e-cigarette on a regular basis could double the risk of a heart attack.According to a new analysis of a survey of nearly 70,000 people, led by researchers at UC San Francisco, the dual use of e-cigarettes and Health News : A new study has found that smoking an e-cigarette on a regular basis could double the risk of a heart attack . According to a new analysis of a survey of nearly 70,000 people, led by researchers at UC San Francisco, the dual use of e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes appears to be more dangerous than using either product alone. The study also found that the risks compound, so that daily use of both e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes raises the heart attack risk five-fold in comparison to the people who don't use either product. Senior author Stanton Glantz said, "Most adults who use e-cigarettes continue to smoke cigarettes. While people may think they are reducing their health risks, we ...