Health Tip: When Athletes Smoke
Among the many reasons for kids to stay away from tobacco: it can significantly affect performance if you're an athlete.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains how:
- Tobacco can cause extra strain on your heart from narrowed blood vessels caused by nicotine.
- Tobacco can damage lungs, decreasing oxygen that muscles need to function well.
- Tobacco can increase shortness of breath.
- Tobacco can slow running speed and hinder your ability to run longer distances.
Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.
Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.
