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Dipstick tests for secondhand smoke exposure
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2010We tested TobacAlert and NicAlert immunochromatographic strips for use as indicators of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure.Urine samples collected from SHS-unexposed volunteers were spiked with cotinine to concentrations of 5, 8, 13, and 23 ng cotinine/ml urine. One sample was not spiked and used as a control.
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007
In recent years, cities and states across the country have enacted smoke-free workplace laws to protect employees from the harm caused by secondhand smoke. The fact that secondhand smoke exposure is a significant public health threat is beyond dispute. The World Health Organization, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S.
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In recent years, cities and states across the country have enacted smoke-free workplace laws to protect employees from the harm caused by secondhand smoke. The fact that secondhand smoke exposure is a significant public health threat is beyond dispute. The World Health Organization, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S.
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Secondhand smoke exposure and cardiovascular disease
Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 2007Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among nonsmokers, which has been estimated to be 20% to 30%. SHS may also increase the risk of stroke; however, the link is equivocal compared with that for CHD.
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Selected Secondhand Smoke Research
Journal of Addictive Diseases, 2000Secondhand smoke is one of the more controversial public health issues. It is controversial because laws regulating secondhand smoke create conflict between the rights of smokers and non-smokers. The results of secondhand smoke research frequently focus on risk factors in four areas: heart disease, cancer, respiratory disorders, and middle ear discase.
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Lawsuits and secondhand smoke.
Tobacco control, 2004This paper describes secondhand smoke (SHS) litigation over the past quarter century where non-smoking litigants have prevailed and attempts to decipher trends in the law that may impact the course of future cases.Since the early 1980s, the author has sought and examined legal cases in which SHS exposure is an important factor.
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