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Q: Why are smokers more likely to have very small babies than non-smoking mothers?
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What age group is most likely to die from smoking?

25-44 year old people have the most smokers in their age group. Men are also more likely to smoke than women.


Why are smokers more likely to suffer from chest infections?

Smoke is nothing more than ash and warm air mixed. Ash, even in small quantities can irritate the esophagus. Over time the body produces more phlegm to protect this area and smokers have to cough to remove it from the airway. Over time a smoker can get a persistant cough and erosive problems with the airway and lungs from the body having to constantly having to fight this persistant problem.


What is the symptoms of pku?

some symptoms you can have with pku is babies can have brain damage which causes mental retardation another symptom is the baby can stunt its growth and your baby is most likely to stay small for life


How do you take care of feeder fish?

what you want to do is separate her from all the other fish in your tank use a breeding net. you will notice strange behavior like pacing or shaking, she is not sick if she does this. you feed her as much as before. when she has the babies she will not eat them for another day so then you move her out of the tank and the babies will be able to live. being alone during her pregnancy calms her other wise she will stess and most likely get sick.


A color blind son inherited this trait from?

his mother because color blindness is a sex-linked trait that is found on the X chromosome, which is inherited from the mother, as opposed to the Y chromosome, which is inherited from the father. So a male can only inherit the gene for color blindness from his mom.

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Why are children of smokers most likely to smoke?

It's the nicotine and the other chemicals in the some the mothers have inhaled that's been carried with the blood into the baby and messed with its growth and developmen.t Yes but how has it messed with its growth and develpoment? From what I understand that chemicals mess with the absorption of minerals normally and that has something to do with it. But typically people who are smokers, don't take the best care of themselves.


How soon are learning disabilities likely to show up on children whose mothers took drugs before the babies were born?

When they born


Who are the most likely to smoke?

Smokers.


What age is a smoker likely to die at?

There are many smokers who are very likely to die early. There is no set age that everyone is likely to die at.


How many more time is a smoker more likely to die than a non smoker?

Zero. Both smokers and non-smokers alike die.


Teenage mothers are not more likely to be dependent on welfare than other mothers?

false


Teenage mothers are not more likely to be dependent on welfare than other mothers.?

false


What comes out of black smokers?

Most likely cancer. Also, its not just black people.


Why are smokers more likely to get lung cancer?

because of the continuous irritation to lung cells


If ten smokers want to quit how many are most likely to be successful?

on average four people will


How common are Abdominal wall defects in the US?

occurs in the United States at a rate of one case per 2,000 births, which means that some 2,360 cases are diagnosed per year. Mothers below the age of 20 are four times as likely as mothers in their late twenties to give birth to affected babies


What prevention methods are there to avoid bronchitis?

The best way to prevent bronchitis is not to begin smoking or to stop smoking. Smokers are ten times more likely to die of COPD than non-smokers. Smokers who stop show improvement in lung function. Other preventative steps.