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- One analysis of nine studies showed that among current smokers, there is "a small but significant increased risk" for the development of lupus — but quitting cuts that risk.
- The risk is 17 times greater, however, for babies who share a bed with a mother who smokes.
- Tobacco smoke raises levels of a hormone called motilin in the blood and intestines. Higher-than-average motilin levels are linked to elevated risks of infantile colic.
- Several studies have shown that smokers are 30-70% more likely than non-smokers to experience erectile dysfunction, more commonly known as impotence.
- More than a quarter of all cases of age-related macular degeneration with blindness or visual impairment are attributable to current or past exposure to smoking. But quitting can lower the risk.
- According to a Swedish study, certain genetically vulnerable smokers can be nearly 16 times more likely to develop this auto-immune disease than nonsmokers without the same genetic profile.
- According to a study of more than 15,000 men and women, habitual snoring, defined as loud and disturbing snoring at least three nights per week, affected 24% of smokers, 20% of ex-smokers, and just 14% of people who had never smoked.
- People who smoke for more than 20 years are 70% more likely to have acid reflux disease than nonsmokers.
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