First Study on Wood Smoke Effects on COPD in US

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First Study Ever on Effect of Wood Smoke in Smokers Conducted by Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

7/1/2010?.ABQ, NM?.The nation?s first scientific study on the effects of wood smoke in smokers shows that wood smoke is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and has identified a link that increases the risk for reduced lung function in cigarette smokers. That exposure to wood smoke causes COPD was previously found to be common in women in developing countries, but has not been recognized as being a hazard at concentrations generally found in developed countries...continued at link.