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By Charles Poladian — From dailyrx.com Published at March 26, 2012 Comments 1 Likes 2

Cigarette smoke can stay with you long after it clears the room. Children exposed to cigarette smoke have a greater risk of developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Passive, or second-hand, exposure to cigarette smoke during childhood was associated with an increased risk of developing COPD as an adult when…

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