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Cigarette smoking impairs ligament healing

The list of reasons you shouldn’t smoke has gotten longer. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are reporting that smoking interferes with ligament healing. Studying mice with knee ligament injuries, the team discovered cigarette smoking impairs the recruitment of cells to the injury site and delays healing following ligament-repair surgery. They reported their findings in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research……..

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    Cigarette smoking impairs ligament healing

    The list of reasons you shouldn’t smoke has gotten longer. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are reporting that smoking interferes with ligament healing. Studying mice with knee ligament injuries, the team discovered cigarette smoking impairs the recruitment of cells to the injury site and delays healing following ligament-repair surgery. They reported their findings in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research……..

    Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

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  • Smoking indicator of alcohol misuse
  • One cigarette is all it takes
  • Cigarette smoke alters DNA in sperm
  • Cigarette taxes proving effective
  • Smoking Common During Pregnancy
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