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Children who grow up with parents who are heavy smokers may have an increased risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life, found a new study published in the journal Radiology.

Researchers used data from the 5th-decade follow-up of the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study, which included nearly 8,600 participants followed from their birth in 1961 to examine the impact of exposure to secondhand smoke on later life COPD.

Nearly 40% of participants said that as 7-year-olds, they lived with a mother who smoked, and 17% of those individuals said their mothers were heavy smokers. Nearly 60% grew …read more

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