British Medical Journal Study: “Secondhand Smoke Linked to Cognitive Impairment”

Well, you can’t say you weren’t warned: A scientific study has found that too much exposure to SHS is bad for the brain. From the story:

The research, published today in the British Medical Journal, highlighted a 44% increase in risk of cognitive impairment when exposed to high levels of second-hand smoke.

Not my blog! Tobacco.

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