Monday, March 03, 2008

Toxins in Cigarette Smoke Prevent Stem Cells from Becoming Cartilage

Source: University of Rochester Medical Center
Date: March 3, 2008

Summary:

A toxic pollutant spread by oil spills, forest fires and car exhaust is also present in cigarette smoke, and may represent a second way in which smoking delays bone healing, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society in San Francisco.