VTSF January 2008 Fact for Life

VTSF FACT FOR LIFE #13

Did you know ...?

Quitting smoking significantly reduces your chances of contracting seasonal flu. Smokers catch the flu more often than nonsmokers, and smokers die from seasonal flus more often than nonsmokers.

Source: Cigarette Smoking and Infection study, 2004, Archives of Internal Medicine

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"VTSF Facts for Life," a monthly e-mail providing statistics on the toll of tobacco to Virginians and the Commonwealth of Virginia, is presented by the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation.

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