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2/20/2009

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that cigarette smoke can cause the body's immune system to attack lung tissue, causing damage that can lead to respiratory diseases. After lung cells were damaged from cigarette smoke, the cells signaled to the immune system that the damaged cells must be destroyed.