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 Cigarettes lower immunity [1]

more bad news for smokers. The cancer stick undermines the body's immune system, leaving it more susceptible to bacterial infections, shows new research. It is already known that smokers are more prone to infections and inflammatory diseases due to the hundreds of toxic components in cigarettes. Now researchers have found that the nicotine in tobacco affects the functioning of neutrophils

Publication Date: 
14/05/2008
Maureen Nandini Mitra [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Health Effects [4], Cancer [5], Medical Research [6], Smoking [7]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/maureen-nandini-mitra
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/smoking