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Cambodian moms-to-be chew tobacco for nausea
Quick ReadWHO: Pregnant Cambodians get hooked on chewing tobacco to quell morning sickness
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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — When pregnant Cambodian women suffer morning sickness, they often reach for an unlikely source of relief: a wad of chewing tobacco.
Many become hooked, and the World Health Organization warned Thursday it is a tradition putting the health of both mothers and babies at risk.
The largest tobacco survey ever conducted in Cambodia found that about half of all women...
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