Americans have 14 million smoking-related ailments: study

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Americans have 14 million smoking-related ailments: study

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/americans-14-million-smoking-related-ailments-study-201018028.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WdRIfviaLDEQdK3banjbuQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-10-13T201018Z_1_LYNXNPEA9C0UC_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE-CIGARETTES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman smokes a cigarette in this illustration picture taken in Paris" align="left" title="A woman smokes a cigarette in this illustration picture taken in Paris" border="0" /></a>By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About 14 million major medical conditions in the U.S. can be blamed on smoking, according to a study by health officials. Using surveys, the researchers found that in 2009 roughly seven million Americans reported almost 11 million major medical conditions caused by smoking. Including ailments people don?t know they have or didn't report, that number climbs to 14 million medical conditions. ?That?s obviously an immense number,? Brian Rostron told Reuters Health by phone. ?It?s continuing to be a problem. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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