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Study says smoking may hurt women more than men

Posted by: Matthew Terry
September 03, 2008
Topic: National News

MUNICH, Germany (AP) - Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday.

In research presented to the European Society of Cardiology, Norwegian researchers said that women who smoke have heart attacks nearly 14 years earlier than women who don't smoke. For men, the figure is about six years.

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