Archived from the original on 24 July 2011
Beyond the more commonly known risks, secondhand smoke is associated with various diseases, including respiratory infections, asthma exacerbation, and complications in pregnant women
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This seems to be the case for lung cancer, but is not true for heart attacks and stroke, where one cigarette per day carries around 50 per cent of the risk of a pack a day, he says
The proposed ban was among a suite of tobacco-control measures which also included raising the minimum legal age for smoking and enhancing graphic health warnings put up for public consultation early this year by the Health Promotion Board, the Ministry of Health, and the Health Sciences Authority