NON-SMOKERS MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF CANCER

Passive Smoker

I'M SORRY NON-SMOKERS, YOU DIE FIRST!

Non smokers who go to smokey bar and restaurant faces 30% increased risk of developing coronary heart disease.

Passive smoking is more perilous than previously estimated, according to the first major study to assess blood samples from people exposed to cigarette smoke in pubs, the workplace and home.

They have found that the passive smoker faced an increased risk of 25% to 30% of developing coronary heart disease when compared with someone of similar age and background whose home is smoke-free.

In the latest research, British scientists cast the net wider and examined blood levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine, among more than 2,000 British men, who were also quizzed about their health, work and leisure activities. Those with higher concentrations of cotinine faced a 50% -60% increase in the risk of coronary heart disease. There was no apparent risk of an increase of a stroke from passive smoking.

The researchers conclude that exposure to smoke at home may account for less than half of the nicotine that is inhaled by passive smokers if their workplace allows smoking or if they go to smoky bars and restaurants. The study was carried out by a team from St George's Hospital Medical School and the Royal Free University College London Medical School in London, published online yesterday by the British Medical Journal.

So, for non-smokers, don't go out - eat at home and drink at home unless you want to be a smoker. For Smokers, you are OK and enjoy yourself at bars and restaurant and karaoke.