Posted on May 2, 2008 in Latest News
Smoking Ban in bars has been favorable to bar workers keeping better health. Since they are not exposed to second hand smoke, they face less risk of suffering from lung cancer. There has been a marked and rapid improvement in the health of bar workers.
This was observed in study carried out by Daniel Menzies and his colleagues in the Ninewells Hospital and Medical School in Dundee, Scotland, which was highlighted in the Journal of American Medical Association.
Researches observed 77 bar workers in Tayside, Scotland before and after smoking was banned in bars and public places within the country in 2002. Before the ban, almost 80%-61 people- complained of respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, shortness of breath, phlegm and coughing or sensory symptoms such as a runny nose and red eyes. Some the bar workers who were suffering from asthma suffered less airway inflammation and a higher life quality than before the ban.
Those who took part in the study were tested one month before the ban started. Later on they were re-examined one and two months after the ban took effect.
The study further stated that there was improvement in the lung functioning and there was fall in the nicotine levels in the bloodstream among those observed.
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