From Scientific American:Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke in bars and restaurants can result in measurable levels of a toxin in workers' bodies that is known to cause lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
They found nonsmoking workers in Oregon who worked a single shift in a bar or restaurant that allowed smoking were more likely to have a detectable level of NNK -- a carcinogen linked with lung cancer -- in their bodies than those who worked in nonsmoking establishments.
Well, this is yet another good argument to ban all smoking from these types of establishments, or at least open the window.Medicine TagHealth Tag
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From IT Wire:
Fruits, dairy products such as cheese and cold milk, vegetables such as broccoli, and non-caffeinated drinks such as water and juices made cigarettes taste worse while alcohol such as beer, caffeinated beverages such as coffee, and various meats increased the desire for tobacco.
More.We Say: I guess that's why cigarettes are so common in bars, and not at health food stores.Medicine TagHealth Tag Save This Page
From SooToday:
Smokers clock up almost eight additional days of sick leave every year.
Smokers take an average of almost eight days more of sick leave every year than their non-smoking colleagues, suggests research published in Tobacco Control.
More.So, does this mean that the nonsmokers get penalized by having to work an average of eight days more per year on average? So the "reward" for better health is more work!Medicine TagHealth Tag Save This Page
