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Tue 07 Jul 2007Smokers at lower risk of developing Parkinson'sSmokers, so often the target of health warnings concerning the negative consequences of tobacco use, can now point to one potential benefit of their nicotine addiction.According to a study published this morning in the US medical journal Archives of Neurology, cigarette smoking is associated with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Researchers at the University of California School of Public Health in Los Angeles found that long-term smokers and those currently smoking had the lowest risk of developing the disease.