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Poisoning Our Children; The Perils of Secondhand Smoke
 Dr. Nancy Snyderman, medical correspondent for ABC News and a practicing ear, nose and throat physician, presents dramatic and disturbing statistics on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke on children. She stresses that infants and children are at most risk because of possible damage to developing organs. Interviews with former Surgeon General, Joycelyn Elders, MD, another pediatrician, and a pollution expert emphasize the magnitude and significance of this health hazard.
Animated graphics show how smoke harms the body:
- Runny nose
- Sinusitis
- Postnasal drip
- Ear infections
- Cough and wheezing
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- Cold and sore throats
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Reduced lung function
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