Children of smokers have more high levels of nicotine toxin

harminka — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:09:50 -0500

Children who have at least one parent who smokes have 5.5 times higher levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine, according to a study by researchers from Warwick Medical School at the the University of Warwick, and the University of Leicester, published online ahead of print in Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Doctors ill equipped to confront parent smoking

harminka — Tue, 01 May 2007 11:33:59 -0500

With the growing concerns of children's exposure to secondhand smoke, it has become more critical than ever to involve health care providers such as pediatricians in educating parents about the potential hazardous health consequences.

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Children of smokers have more high levels of nicotine toxin

Doctors ill equipped to confront parent smoking