Blindness From Smoking Terrifies Teens, But Few Realize The Two Are Linked
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 AM EST
... Teenagers fear blindness more than lung cancer or stroke, but nine out of 10 don't know that smoking can rob them of their sight in later life, reveals research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. The findings are based on the responses of 260 clubbers aged between 16 and 18, collected at four UK venues in Bournemouth, Winchester, Manchester and Southampton. ...
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- Genetic Disorders
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