RightHealth Daily Dose » smoke-free http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:28:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Smoke-Free Policies Lead To Sustained Decline In Heart Attacks http://dailydose.righthealth.com/uncategorized/smoke-free-policy-leads-to-decline-in-heart-attacks/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/uncategorized/smoke-free-policy-leads-to-decline-in-heart-attacks/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:04:06 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=1026 Smoking is a major risk factor for heart disease, including heart attacks. It is, therefore, no surprise that the CDC reported this week that hospitalizations for heart attacks in Pueblo, Colorado have sustained a 3-year decrease after the city implemented a law making public and work places smoke-free. Multiple studies have shown similar rapid and dramatic decreases within one year after the implementation of smoke-free laws. However, this was the first study to show that the benefits continue years after the initial drop.

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