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"Passive smoking can dramatically increase the risk of developing severe dementia," is the Daily Mail?s headline. The newspaper reports that a study has been the first to show a significant link between exposure to secondhand smoke and dementia.
This news is based on a large Chinese study that looked at the "mental state" of over-60s and their lifetime exposure to secondhand smoke.
Researchers used a computer program to see whether the participants had problems with memory, thinking and changes in personality that were consistent with "moderate or severe dementia syndromes". They then looked to see whether there was a link between secondhand smoke exposure and dementia symptoms and found that people reporting any secondhand smoke exposure had a 29% increased risk of a "severe dementia syndrome" compared with those with no exposure to smoke.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/01January/Pages/Passive-smoking-link-to-dementia.aspx
This news is based on a large Chinese study that looked at the "mental state" of over-60s and their lifetime exposure to secondhand smoke.
Researchers used a computer program to see whether the participants had problems with memory, thinking and changes in personality that were consistent with "moderate or severe dementia syndromes". They then looked to see whether there was a link between secondhand smoke exposure and dementia symptoms and found that people reporting any secondhand smoke exposure had a 29% increased risk of a "severe dementia syndrome" compared with those with no exposure to smoke.
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/01January/Pages/Passive-smoking-link-to-dementia.aspx