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Study: Smoking Bans Cut Nonsmokers' Heart Attack Risk Studies from a new report from the Institute of Medicine "found that the incidence of heart attacks dropped anywhere from 6 percent to 47 percent after cities, states, or even whole countries like Italy or Scotland banned indoor smoking." [Consumer Reports Health]

Study: Smoking Bans Cut Nonsmokers’ Heart Attack Risk Studies from a new report from the Institute of Medicine “found that the incidence of heart attacks dropped anywhere from 6 percent to 47 percent after cities, states, or even whole countries like Italy or Scotland banned indoor smoking.” [Consumer Reports Health]

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