Cigarette smoking’s impact lingers after quitting
Updated: 2011-10-31 13:53:05
Science news straight from the source Subscribe by Email Subscribe to RSS Home About Our Bloggers Create a Blog Cigarette smoking’s impact lingers after quitting October 31, 2011 Cigarette smoking appears to impair pancreatic duct cell function–even for those who quit–putting all smokers at risk of compromised digestive function regardless of age , gender and alcohol intake , according to the results of a study unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology’s ACG 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington , . DC In a separate smoking-related study also released today , Smoking Cessation and the Risk for Advanced Neoplasia : Risk for Women Persists Longer than for Men , 8221 researchers from the University of Connecticut found that the risk of advanced pre-cancerous tissue
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The following background data on plague in Madagascar were abstracted from Gideon www.GideonOnline.com and the Gideon e-book series. [1,2] (Primary references are available on request) Time and Place: – Plague was first described in Madagascar in 1898, with cases in the harbor of Tamatave (Toamasina). – The first epidemic occurred in Majunga in 1902 (142 [...]
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