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    Smoking Causes Earlier Menopause in White Women with Gene Variation

    The increased health risks associated with smoking are well-documented. Now a new study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania as published in the journal Menopause indicates that smoking causes menopause up to nine years earlier in white women with specific genetic variations. Previous research has demonstrated that smoking accelerates menopause by one to two […] More