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A new study out of Denmark suggests that women who use nicotine patches or gum during pregnancy do not increase the risk of stillbirth and that nicotine replacement therapy could be considered a "possible harm-reduction strategy."

New research shows that women who smoke during pregnancy were nearly 2.5 times more likely to have babies with oral clefts.

It's common knowledge that smoking is bad for you. But really, how bad is it? Tobacco is responsible for more than 430,000 deaths each year - about 50 deaths per hour. Tobacco use increases risk of high blood pressure and blood clots, which can lead to stroke or heart attack. Tobacco use and smoking increases the workload on the heart, contributing to heart disease - the No. 1 killer of Americans.

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