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View story Babies Get More Than Secondhand Smoke, Nicotine Byproduct Found In Urine Of Infants Whose Parents Sm 2 / 0 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/19/health/webmd/main2... Submitted by krishna 14 months, 5 hours ago The chemical traces of cigarette smoke may show up in babies of parents who smoke, according to a new study. The study shows that cotinine, a chemical released when the body breaks down nicotine, is more abundant in urine samples from smokers' babies than from nonsmokers' children. It's not clear how cotinine levels affect babies, but exposure to tobacco smoke isn't healthy, note the researchers, who included Mike Wailoo, M.D., FRCP, a senior lecturer in the child health department of England' Tags: baby comment (0) | Category: child health | Add krishna as a source Comments Votes (my sources) Votes (Everyone) Add your comment Add your comment If you already have an account, sign in: Email address: Password: If you don't, just complete these fields: (or join Kify Health World for free) Your name: Your site: (optional) Your comment: (You have up to 5000 characters left) Can you see the 5 most prominent letters/numbers in this image? (case insensitive) Please enter them here: « go back

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