Women smokers at greater risk

HealthZone.ca - Your health - Women smokers at greater risk , Even a few cigarettes a day is not safe, says new international study of pulmonary disease

Women may be more vulnerable to lung damage from smoking than men, according to new research.

In
a study looking at chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital, part of Harvard University
Medical School, and the University of Bergen in Norway found that
female smokers experienced reduced lung function at a lower level of
exposure and at a younger age than male smokers. ...

Third-hand smoke a hazard too

A New Cigarette Hazard - ‘Third-Hand Smoke’ - NYTimes.com

Third-hand smoke is what one smells when a smoker gets in an elevator after going outside for a cigarette, he said, or in a hotel room where people were smoking. “Your nose isn’t lying,” he said. “The stuff is so toxic that your brain is telling you: ’Get away.’”

I always knew third-hand smoke was not good for you.