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Smoking Linked to Heart Disease in Women

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The negative health effects of cigarette smoking may be especially potent among women.

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" The negative health effects of cigarette smoking may be especially potent among women researchers that the university of Minnesota and John Hopkins reviewed 86 studies. And found the risk of developing coronary heart disease among female smokers is about 25% higher than male. And the longer a woman smokes the greater her risk for heart problems."

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Smoking Linked to Heart Disease in Women