France: Heart Attack Rates Drop Following National Smoking Ban
March 5th, 2008 . by AdminFrance: Heart Attack Rates Drop Following National Smoking Ban… Medical News Today reported that Statistics show that since a smoking ban took effect in France a year ago, admissions of patients with myocardial infarction dropped 15 percent at emergency wards. French health authorities told the National Sanitary Institute that there was a 15 percent decrease in admissions of patients with heart attack and stroke to hospitals since the smoking ban in restaurants, hotels and casinos was implemented January 2007. view source