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Smoke-Free Legislation Has Birth, Asthma Benefits
Monthly Prescribing Reference (HealthDay News) — Introduction of smoke-free legislation is associated with reductions in preterm birth and hospital attendance for asthma, according to a review published online March 28 in The Lancet. Jasper V. Been, PhD, from Maastricht University … |
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Smokefree laws reduce adult asthma admissions – from News-Medical.Net
News-Medical.net "There is already evidence that smoke-free legislation in England is associated with reductions in secondhand smoke exposure among non-smoking adults and fewer emergency hospital admissions for heart attacks and childhood asthma," commented Sims … |
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Emergency asthma admissions drop following smokefree law
HealthCanal.com Numbers of adults admitted to hospital for emergency treatment for asthma have dropped by over four per cent since smokefree legislation was introduced in England, Bath researchers have found. The researchers from the UK Centre for Tobacco Control … Smoking ban linked to 1900 fewer A&E admissions for asthma patients Smokefree legislation linked to drop in asthma admissions Smoking Ban In England Reduces ER Asthma Visits By 5% |
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Asthma Hospitalization Rates Dropped After Smoke-Free Laws Came Into Effect
Medical News Today As soon as the smoke-free laws came into force in England, there was a significant drop in asthma hospital admissions among children, researchers from Imperial College London reported in the journal Pediatrics. According to National Health Service (NHS … |
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Hospital admissions for childhood asthma reduces after smoke-free legislation
News-Medical.net NHS statistics analysed by researchers at Imperial College London show a 12.3 per cent fall in admissions for childhood asthma in the first year after the law on smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces came into effect in July 2007. The … |
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 eMaxHealth |
Smoke-free legislation reduces asthma hospitalizations for children
eMaxHealth In addition to other health hazard, cigarette smoke is a known trigger for pediatric asthma. Anti-smoking legislation was implemented in England in 2007; thus, enough time has passed to assess its health benefits. Researchers affiliated with Imperial … |
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 Mother Nature Network (blog) |
Smoke-Free Laws Linked With Fewer Child Asthma Attacks
Huffington Post LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to swift and dramatic falls in the number of children admitted to hospital suffering asthma attacks, according to a study in England published on Monday. Child asthma attacks fall with smoking bans Asthma Cases in Children Fall in Wake of Smoke-Free Laws Hospital admissions for childhood asthma reduces after smoke-free legislation |
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Smoke-free law linked to 12% decrease in child asthma hospital admissions …
Medical Xpress Asthma affects one in every 11 children in the UK. Before the law was implemented, hospital admissions for children suffering a severe asthma attack were increasing by 2.2 per cent per year, peaking at 26,969 admissions in 2006/2007. The trend reversed … |
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Decline in child asthma attacks linked to smoke-free laws
Denver Post LONDON (Reuters) – Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to swift and dramatic falls in the number of children admitted to hospital suffering asthma attacks, according to a study in England published on Monday. Researchers … Child asthma reduced by smoking bans Asthma Hospitalization Rates Dropped After Smoke-Free Laws Came Into Effect Asthma Cases in Children Fall in Wake of Smoke-Free Laws |
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Asthma Cases in Children Fall in Wake of Smoke-Free Laws
WebProNews A new study has shown that hospital admissions for childhood asthma have fallen significantly following the introduction of a smoke-free law in the U.K. The study, published today in the journal Pediatrics, showed a 12.3% fall in admissions for … Smoke-free laws linked to drop in child asthma attacks Asthma Hospitalization Rates Dropped After Smoke-Free Laws Came Into Effect Could Oklahoma reduce childhood asthma attacks through smoke-free legislation? |
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