Fewer people die prematurely at smoke-free workplaces. The rate of heart attacks, also known as myocardial infarctions, dropped in an area of Minnesota after smoke-free workplace laws were introduced, researchers from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, reported in Archives of Internal Medicine today...
Mayo Clinic researchers have amassed additional evidence that secondhand smoke kills and smoke-free workplace laws save lives. The study will be presented to the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions on Monday in Orlando. Their research shows that the incidence of heart attacks and...