Cigarette Smoke And Alcohol Damage Hearts Worse As Combo

Tobacco smoke filled air is bad for cardiovascular health, and drinking alcohol at the same time only makes it worse, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Testing the theory that moderate alcohol consumption provides some heart-protection benefits, the UAB team said it wanted to take the idea further and look at the effects of smoking and breathing second-hand smoke along with drinking. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on December 2nd, 2007