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No one is safe from secondhand smoke, say experts in UAE
Ashwani Kumar /Abu Dhabi │ Filed on January 30, 2020 | 'It affects your family, little kids around you' Passive smokers, including children, experience the same health effects as those who smoke themselves, experts said. And when people smoke in one room, it does affect the children or non-smokers in another room, they added. They also noted that the smoke from shisha - now a fad - is more dangerous to health than cigarettes, cigar and medwakh. D. Fathi Giurani, internal medicine and geriatrics specialist at Burjeel Medical City, said smoking-related health issues were similar for a smoker and a non-smoker. "Millions die due to smoking-related diseases. And passive smokers aren't safe...