Newly Detected Air Pollutant Mimics Damaging Effects Of Cigarette Smoke
Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 23:21
in Health & Medicine
A previously unrecognized group of air pollutants could have effects remarkably similar to harmful substances found in tobacco smoke, according to a new report. Inhaling those pollutants exposes the average person up to 300 times more free radicals daily than from smoking one cigarette, the researchers added, noting that the study could help explain why nonsmokers develop tobacco-related diseases like lung cancer.