New Lancet Study: Second Hand Smoke Increases Heart Attack Risk; Nymox (NASDAQ: NYMX) TobacAlert(TM) Product Detects Second-Hand Smoke Exposure.HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Nymox Pharmaceutical's (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NYMX) TobacAlert(TM) product provides an easy-to-use, cost-effective means of on-site testing for second-hand smoke exposure without the need for instruments, equipment or specialized training. A new study published in The Lancet (Aug.19, 2006) from McMaster University concluded that exposure to second hand smoke increased the risk of heart attack in both former smokers and nonsmokers. People in the study with the highest levels of second-hand smoke exposure (22 hours or more per week) had a 45 percent increased risk of heart attack. The findings were based on data from 52 countries and over 27,000 individuals. Second-hand smoke poses a serious and pervasive health risk to children and adults according to a new comprehensive report from the U.S. Surgeon General, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke. The report highlights how vulnerable children in particular are to second-hand smoke. Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or crib death, sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age (usually between two weeks and eight months old). (SIDS SIDS sudden infant death syndrome. SIDS abbr. sudden infant death syndrome SIDS, n See syndrome, sudden infant death. ), acute respiratory infections, ear problems, worsening of allergies and more severe asthma. The report also links second-hand smoke to coronary heart disease coronary heart disease: see coronary artery disease. coronary heart disease or ischemic heart disease Progressive reduction of blood supply to the heart muscle due to narrowing or blocking of a coronary artery (see atherosclerosis). and lung cancer in adults and notes that even a brief exposure to second-hand smoke has immediate adverse effects on a person's cardiovascular system. TobacAlert(TM) measures levels of cotinine cotinine (kō´tinēn), n a substance that remains in body fluids after nicotine has been used. Presence of this chemical in body fluids is considered proof of recent nicotine use. , a metabolite of nicotine described in the Surgeon General's Report as "the biomarker of choice for assessing secondhand smoke exposure." Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC) recently reported positive results using Nymox TobacAlert(TM) technology combined with complex laboratory testing (liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) is an analytical chemistry technique that combines the physical separation capabilities of liquid chromatography (aka HPLC) with the mass analysis capabilities of mass spectrometry. ) used in the CDC laboratory (Journal of Analytical Toxicology November/December, 2005; 29: 814-818). More information is available at www.tobacalert.com. More information about Nymox is available at www.nymox.com, email: info@nymox.com, or 800-936-9669. This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" as defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and the actual results and future events could differ materially from management's current expectations. Such factors are detailed from time to time in Nymox's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities. |
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