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Children aged 4 to 10 were at particular risk from exposure. SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who smoke may put theirchildren at greater risk for bladder irritation, according to asmall new study. Young children between the ages of 4 and 10 were at particular riskfrom exposure to secondhand smoke. Bladder irritation involves the urge to urinate, urinating morefrequently and incontinence. The study revealed that exposure tosecondhand smoke is linked to more severe symptoms of bladderirritation: The more exposure the children had, the worse theirsymptoms became. Led by Dr. Kelly Johnson, researchers from Robert Wood JohnsonUniversity Hospital and Rutgers University analyzed surveyinformation on 45 children ranging in age from 4 to 17. All hadsymptoms of bladder irritation. The researchers divided thechildren into four groups based on the severity of their symptoms:very mild, mild, moderate or severe. Twenty-four of the children studied had moderate to severe symptomsof bladder irritation, while 21 had mild or very mild symptoms. The children with moderate or severe symptoms were more likely tohave consistent exposure to secondhand smoke, the researchersnoted. Of these kids, 23 percent had a mother who smoked and 50percent of them were regularly exposed to secondhand smoke whileriding in a car. On the other hand, the children whose mother didn't smoke and werenot exposed to secondhand smoke in the car had only very mild ormild symptoms of bladder irritation. The study was expected to be presented Sunday at the annual meetingof the American Urological Association in Atlanta. The data andconclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in apeer-reviewed journal. "Secondhand smoke is a leading cause of preventable death in theUnited States," Dr. Anthony Atala, a pediatric urologist at WakeForest Baptist Medical Center and a spokesman for the AUA, said inan association news release. "Beyond conditions such as lungcancer, heart disease and asthma, we now know that smoking has anegative impact on urinary symptoms, particularly in youngchildren. Data presented today should be added to the indisputableevidence that parents shouldn't smoke around their children." While the study uncovered a link between secondhand smoke andbladder problems, it did not prove a cause-and-effect. More information The U.S. Surgeon General has more about how tobacco smoke causes disease . SOURCE: American Urological Association, news release, May 17, 2012 Copyright © 2012 HealthDay . All rights reserved. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Rugged Military Computers , Open Frame LCD Monitor for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Rugged Notebook Computers.
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