CDC Sees Heart Threat From Indoor Smoking
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The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people at risk of heart disease to avoid buildings and gathering places that allow indoor smoking.
In a commentary in the British Medical Journal, the CDC said doctors should advise people with heart problems that secondhand smoke could significantly increase their risk of a heart attack.
The agency said as little as 30 minutes’ exposure could have a lethal effect.
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