Smoking and smokeless tobacco Health Article

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Tobacco health risks
In general, chronic exposure to nicotine may cause an acceleration of coronary artery disease, peptic ulcer disease, reproductive disturbances, esophageal reflux, hypertension, fetal illnesses and death, and delayed wound healing. Update Date:
06/19/2008 David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Tobacco health risks
Tobacco and vascular disease
Tobacco and chemicals

Tobacco and cancer
Secondhand smoke and lung cancer
Respiratory cilia

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