Tobacco Smoke Has Harmful Impact On Asthma, Rhinitis And Immunity

 09.11.2009 10:12   medicalnewstoday.com

Tobacco smoke is involved in uncontrolled asthma, a diminished response to anti-asthma drugs, rhinitis, nasal obstruction, and deregulation of the immune system according to an international expert at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Miami Beach, Fla.

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