Tobacco Smoke And Alcohol Harm Liver Worse As Combo

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 12:21 in Health & Medicine

Mice exposed to secondhand smoke and who drank ethanol had 110 percent more liver fibrosis proteins than mice who breathed filtered air, according to the findings of a new study. Elevated risk of liver disease is now added to mounting evidence that tobacco smoke and alcohol are worse for health as a combination, beyond the individual exposure risks, researchers said.

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