Smoking out the mediators of airway damage caused by pollutants
New insight into how pollution and cigarette smoke damage airways has been provided by Pierangelo Geppetti and colleagues, at the University of Florence, Italy, who studied the effects of such chemicals on guinea pig airways. view more (2008-06-23)
... insight into how pollution and cigarette smoke damage airways has been provided by Pierangelo Geppetti and colleagues, ... and perhaps help individuals with smoke-related diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic asthma.
In ... the study, chemicals found in cigarette smoke were shown to activate signaling in nerves that ended in ... TRPA1 in sensing chemicals in cigarette smoke, no signaling in ...
New research shows that the smell of smoke does not trigger relapse in quitters
Research into tobacco dependence published online today (Friday 17 October 2008) in the November issue of Addiction, has shown that recent ex-smokers who find exposure to other people's cigarette smoke pleasant are not any more likely to relapse than those who find it unpleasant. view more (2008-10-17)
... Addiction, has shown that recent ex-smokers who find exposure to other people's cigarette smoke pleasant are not any more likely to relapse than those ... who find the smell of smoke pleasant are more likely to relapse than those who have ... the smell of other people's cigarettes pleasant does not make abstaining smokers any more likely to relapse.
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Allergy season: Cigarettes to the rescue?
Everyone knows that smoking can kill you, but did you know that it may help with your allergies? A new study shows that cigarette smoke can prevent allergies by decreasing the reaction of immune cells to allergens. view more (2009-05-15)
... A new study shows that cigarette smoke can prevent allergies by decreasing the reaction of immune cells ... with many harmful effects, smoking cigarettes has a surprising benefit: cigarettes can protect smokers from certain types of allergies. Now, a study recommended by ... of respiratory medicine, demonstrates that cigarette smoke decreases the allergic response by inhibiting the activity of mast ... of mast ...
Passive smoking increases the risk of heart disease
A new study published in BMC Public Health shows that breathing in second-hand smoke significantly increases the risk of developing heart problems in non-smokers. These findings have serious consequences for public health giving weight to calls for smoking to be banned in public places. In 1995 cardiovascular diseases accounted for nearly 15... view more... (2002-06-26)
... shows that breathing in second-hand smoke significantly increases the risk of developing heart problems in non-smokers. These findings have serious consequences for public health giving weight ... approximately 30% of deaths worldwide. Smokers are becoming increasingly aware of the links between smoking and ... heart disease" are emblazoned across cigarette packaging across the world. The effects of second hand smoke or passive ...
Smoke-Free Workplaces Protect Non-Smokers And Encourage Smokers To Quit
Smoke-free workplaces not only protect non-smokers from the dangers of passive smoking, they also encourage smokers to quit or to reduce consumption, concludes a study in this week’s BMJ. Researchers in California reviewed 26 studies on the effects of smoke-free workplaces. Totally smoke-free workplaces were associated with reductions in... view more... (2002-07-24)
Smoke-free workplaces not only protect non-smokers from the dangers of passive smoking, they also encourage smokers to quit or to reduce consumption, concludes a study in ... studies on the effects of smoke-free workplaces. Totally smoke-free workplaces were associated with reductions in prevalence of smoking of ... and reducing consumption reduces total cigarette consumption by 29%. To achieve similar results through taxation ...
Endotoxins in cigarette smoke
A room where people smoke contains dozens or hundreds of times higher air concentrations of endotoxins than smoke-free indoor air. This has been shown by a research team from Lund University. Endotoxin is the name of a group of poisonous substances produced by bacteria and naturally occurring in the air and elsewhere. In normal low concentrations,... view more... (2004-08-19)
A room where people smoke contains dozens or hundreds of times higher air concentrations of ... air concentrations of endotoxins than smoke-free indoor air. This has been shown by a research team ... been clearly shown previously that cigarette smoke contains true endotoxins, i.e. bacterial lipopolysaccharides. In its experiments, the ... they set up equipment that "smoked" a cigarette in 8-10 minutes and ...
Scientists discover how cigarette smoke causes cancer: Study points to new treatments, safer tobacco
Everyone has known for decades that that smoking can kill, but until now no one really understood how cigarette smoke causes healthy lung cells to become cancerous. view more (2008-02-28)
... no one really understood how cigarette smoke causes healthy lung cells to become cancerous. In a new ... peroxide (or similar oxidants) in cigarette smoke is the culprit. This finding may help the tobacco industry ... the tobacco industry develop "safer" cigarettes by eliminating such substances in the smoke, while giving medical researchers a new avenue to developing lung ... cells (in the ...
Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of SIDS
A new study provides the most direct evidence that there exists a causal link between smoking during pregnancy and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). view more (2008-05-30)
... Clinicians have long considered prenatal cigarette smoke exposure a major contributing risk factor for SIDS, but researchers ... to date suggesting that prenatal cigarette smoke exposure can contribute to the destabilizing effects of hypoxia and ... investigate the compounding effects of cigarette smoking on other known risk factors for SIDS, namely thermal ... room air (control) or mainstream cigarette smoke equivalent to that ...
Compulsion to smoke after just one cigarette can lie dormant for more than three years
The compulsion to smoke after having tried just one cigarette can lie dormant for more than three years, indicating a "sleeper effect," reveals a study of teenage smoking habits, published in Tobacco Control. view more (2006-05-25)
... smoking after trying a single cigarette can lie dormant for three years or more Tobacco Control ... 2006; 15: 205-9
The compulsion to smoke after having tried just one cigarette can lie dormant for more than three years, indicating a ... Tobacco Control. Young teens who smoked just one cigarette at the age of 11 were twice as likely to ... This was despite ...
Study supports link between passive exposure to cigarette smoke and risk of heart disease
Non-smokers who are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke for at least 30 minutes a day are at far greater risk of developing acute coronary syndromes compared with people who are not exposed, finds a study in Tobacco Control. These findings support the role of environmental tobacco smoke in the development of adverse cardiac events. A total of... view more... (2002-08-27)
Non-smokers who are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke for at least 30 minutes a day are at far ... the role of environmental tobacco smoke in the development of adverse cardiac events. A total of ... were currently exposed to tobacco smoke from other people (home and/or work) for more than 30 ... were passively exposed to tobacco smoke. Never smokers reporting occasional ...
New evidence strengthens link between cigarette smoke exposure and poor infant health
The damaging effects of smoking and smoke exposure can be seen at any age. Pediatricians have even noted these negative effects in various stages of infant development. view more (2008-11-05)
... damaging effects of smoking and smoke exposure can be seen at any age. Pediatricians have even ... development. The consequences of maternal smoke exposure during pregnancy can range from higher rates of prematurity ... physical and behavioral effects of cigarette smoke exposure on infants.
In an attempt to understand the relationship between ... to determine whether the mothers smoked during pregnancy. They found that ...
Cigarette smoke may alter immune response in COPD exacerbations
Smoking cigarettes is not only the principle cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it may change the body's immune responses to bacteria that commonly cause exacerbations of the disease, according to new research in a mouse model. view more (2009-04-07)
Smoking cigarettes is not only the principle cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary ... our research also suggests that cigarette smoke substantially changes the immune response to bacteria, which means that ... that patients with COPD who smoke are weakening their body's ability to deal effectively with bacterial ... to see whether and how cigarette smoke would change the inflammatory response to the bacteria ...
Avoid the hookah and save your teeth
Smoking a hookah also known as a water pipe is becoming an increasingly trendy menu item in Mediterranean restaurants, cafes and bars. view more (2005-11-08)
... same magnitude as that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence of periodontal diseases was 30 percent in ... 30 percent in water pipe smokers, 24 percent in cigarette smokers and eight percent in non-smokers. "Research from this study shows that the relative risk for ... water pipe and 3.8-fold in cigarette smokers compared to non-smokers," said Kenneth A. Krebs, DMD and AAP president. ...
New mediator of smoking recruits
Current research suggests that smoking increases the production of osteopontin in the lungs, which contributes to the development of smoking-related lung disease. view more (2009-04-24)
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Nearly one billion people worldwide smoke tobacco products. Long-term exposure to compounds found in smoke can lead to both cardiovascular and lung disease. Although lung exposure to cigarette smoke leads to immune cell recruitment and tissue fibrosis, how cigarette smoke causes these changes is largely unknown.
To determine if osteopontin, a ... cells, mediates cell recruitment in smokers, Prasse et al compared ...
Yale study shows why cigarette smoke makes flu, other viral infections worse
A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the study also identified the mechanism by which viruses and cigarette smoke interact to increase lung... view more... (2008-07-25)
... often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the study also ... mechanism by which viruses and cigarette smoke interact to increase lung inflammation and damage.
Until recently, scientists haven't ... been able to explain why smokers have more exaggerated responses to viral infections. Smokers have been more likely than non-smokers to die during ... | 
