Link: The Denver Post - Smoking cuts risk of Parkinson's, report says.
People who smoke tobacco are less likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease before the age of 75 than nonsmokers, scientists said. The report, pooling data from 11 studies, found that U.S. smokers of cigarettes, as well as individuals who had quit as much as 25 years before, had at least a 13 percent to 32 percent decrease in risk, compared with people who never smoked. The reason wasn't clear, the researchers said.
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