Jan. 5th, 2005

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(as if they should be smoking in the first place...) From Dr. Koop

Study finds more exposure means poorer grades
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Even small amounts of secondhand smoke can sabotage a child's performance on reading, math, reasoning and logic tests, a new study finds.

Scores on standardized exams to measure cognitive function decrease in what is called a dose-response relationship found that, the more tobacco smoke a child is exposed to, the worse he or she does on the test, according to the report in the January issue of Environmental Health Perspectives.

Smoking's societal impact )

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