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TUESDAY, April 1 (HealthScoutNews) -- During a six-month public smoking ban in one Montana town, the number of people with heart attack admitted to a regional hospital decreased by nearly 60%. The researchers suggest that sharp decline may be due to the near-elimination of the rapid and harmful effects of secondhand smoke on blood platelets and the arteries that supply blood to the heart. Also, when public places are declared smoke-free, smokers are forced or encouraged to quite or reduce smoking. That also lowers their heart attack risk...
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