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WCSU to celebrate Western Research Week on May 3 through 6 Annual showcase of student research goes virtual this year in four-day event
DANBURY, CONN. Western Connecticut State University will renew and reimagine the popular tradition of celebrating student research at the close of each academic year with the online presentation of Western Research Week as a four-day virtual event from May 3 through 6.
After a hiatus in 2020 forced by the university s closure last spring at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, WCSU has transformed the annual Western Research Day tradition begun in 2005 into this year s Western Research Week, a series of Zoom sessions streaming live beginning at 4 p.m. each afternoon during the four-day program. Admission is free and the public is invited to register in advance to view the Zoom presentations by accessing the URL link at https://wcsu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYld-itqzMiGNbiSOsLiiT91wV6tifJwiqz.
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Devastating harms from tobacco use and exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in pregnancy
A new WHO report, Tobacco Control To Improve Child Health And Development, calls for raising awareness among practitioners and policymakers about the importance of strong tobacco control measures for protecting the health and development of children, including banning tobacco advertising, implementing 100% smoke-free environments and raising taxes on tobacco.
Exposure to tobacco smoke has devastating impacts throughout childhood and adolescence, starting from conception.
Exposure of unborn children to maternal smoking or second-hand smoke is linked to birth defects, stillbirths, preterm births and infant deaths. Maternal smoking during pregnancy is linked to a doubling of the risk of sudden infant death and birth defects, while exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy is linked to a 23% increased risk of stillbirth and 13% increased risk of congenital malformation.
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WHO: Smoking doubles sudden infant death and birth defects
A new WHO report, Tobacco Control To Improve Child Health And Development, calls for raising awareness among practitioners and policymakers about the importance of strong tobacco control measures for protecting the health and development of children. These include banning tobacco advertising, implementing 100% smoke-free environments and raising taxes on tobacco.
Exposure to tobacco smoke has devastating impacts throughout childhood and adolescence, starting from conception.
Exposure of unborn children to maternal smoking or second-hand smoke is linked to birth defects, stillbirths, preterm births and infant deaths. Maternal smoking during pregnancy is linked to a doubling of the risk of sudden infant death and birth defects, while exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy is linked to a 23% increased risk of stillbirth and 13% increased risk of congenital malformation.
New report calls for comprehensive smoke-free policies
A new WHO report,
Tobacco Control To Improve Child Health And Development, calls for raising awareness among practitioners and policymakers about the importance of strong tobacco control measures for protecting the health and development of children, including banning tobacco advertising, implementing 100% smoke-free environments and raising taxes on tobacco.
Exposure to tobacco smoke has devastating impacts throughout childhood and adolescence, starting from conception.
Exposure of unborn children to maternal smoking or second-hand smoke is linked to birth defects, stillbirths, preterm births and infant deaths. Maternal smoking during pregnancy is linked to a doubling of the risk of sudden infant death and birth defects, while exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy is linked to a 23% increased risk of stillbirth and 13% increased risk of congenital malformation.
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