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In health news, Australian researchers find that maternal smoking during pregnancy leads
to higher risks of heart disease in children. Dr. David Celermajer, of the Heart Research
Institute at the University of Sydney and colleagues analyzed the effects which maternal
smoking during pregnancy had on more than 400 eight-year-old children. The scientists
discovered that there was a significantly lower level of HDL cholesterol levels in youngsters
with mothers who had smoked during pregnancy. Dr. Celermajer suggested that this increased
the likelihood 10 to 15% of the children developing coronary disease later in life, compared to
youngsters whose mothers had not smoked while pregnant.
Our thankfulness, Dr. David Celermajer and colleagues, for highlighting yet another danger
of tobacco use. May we protect our precious children, as well as all treasured global
citizens, by adopting life-affirming non-smoking ways.�