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Domestic violence identified as stressor associated with smoking
Using a large population survey in India, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found an association between domestic violence and adult smoking. The study appears in the December 11, 2007 issue of the journal Tobacco Control.   view more (2007-12-20)

Children of smokers have 5 times higher levels of a nicotine toxin
Children who have at least one parent who smokes have 5.5 times higher levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine, according to a study published online ahead of print in Archives of Disease in Childhood.   view more (2007-06-20)

Free smoke alarm programmes are failing
Providing and installing free smoke alarms to poor, urban households does not reduce fire related injuries and may be a waste of resources, find two studies in this week's BMJ. In the first study, smoke alarms were given out to 19,950 households in a deprived, multiethnic, urban community in inner... view more (2002-10-30)

Indicators for risk of heart disease are higher in passive smokers
Exposure to second-hand smoke at work, home or elsewhere results in a disproportionate rise in markers that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, University of Nottingham researchers have found.   view more (2007-02-13)

Smokers, drinkers and men appear to develop colorectal cancer at earlier ages
Alcohol use, tobacco use and male gender are associated with an earlier onset of colorectal cancer and also with location of tumors, findings that could have important implications for screening.   view more (2006-03-28)

India caught in catastrophic smoking epidemic
India is in the midst of a catastrophic epidemic of smoking deaths, which is expected to cause about one million (10 lakh) deaths a year during the 2010s - including one in five of all male deaths and one in 20 of all female deaths at ages 30-69. On average, male bidi smokers lose about six years... view more (2008-02-14)

R rating might be unlikely to affect teens exposure to smoking in movies
Several recent research studies published in the United States have determined that young adolescents who see smoking scenes in movies are more likely to smoke.   view more (2007-09-28)

Study confirms the risk of exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke outdoors
Tens of thousands of Americans die each year from secondhand tobacco smoke, according to a 2006 report by the U.S. Surgeon General.   view more (2007-05-03)

Telephone 'quitlines' may help dental patients stop smoking
Dentists may be able to help their patients stop smoking by referring them to tobacco-use telephone "quitlines," according to a pilot study published in the May issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).   view more (2007-05-29)

Tobacco should be excluded from free trade agreement
Tobacco should be excluded from free trade agreements to protect health, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. Their call comes in the week that the European Union and the South American trading bloc Mercosur will continue negotiations towards a free trade agreement. Every day, doctors see the... view more (2004-03-03)

Hollywood guilty of colluding with tobacco industry
Hollywood has been colluding with the tobacco industry for years, and continues to do so, despite a voluntary agreement to curb indirect tobacco advertising in films. Product placement of cigarettes and cigars is back to levels it was before the agreement was introduced in 1990, the evidence shows.   view more (2002-03-07)

Parental warning: second-hand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids
Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware -- second-hand smoke may trigger symptoms of nicotine dependence in children.   view more (2008-09-30)

Teen smokers struggle to kick the habit; most want to quit and can't
Most teenagers who smoke cigarettes make repeated attempts to quit but most are unsuccessful, according to new research from the Université de Montréal and funded by the Canadian Cancer Society.   view more (2008-07-17)

Cigarette Smoke And Alcohol Damage Hearts Worse As Combo
Tobacco smoke-filled air is bad for cardiovascular health, and drinking alcohol at the same time only makes it worse, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).   view more (2007-11-26)

Smokers might benefit from earlier colon cancer screening
New evidence suggests screening for colorectal cancer, which is now recommended to begin at age 50 for most people, should start five to 10 years earlier for individuals with a significant lifetime exposure to tobacco smoke, a University of Rochester Medical Center study said.   view more (2008-02-14)

No 'smoking' gun — Research indicates teen marijuana use does not predict drug, alcohol abuse
Marijuana is not a "gateway" drug that predicts or eventually leads to substance abuse, suggests a 12-year University of Pittsburgh study. Moreover, the study's findings call into question the long-held belief that has shaped prevention efforts and governmental policy for six decades and... view more (2006-12-05)

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)

ESC heartened by UK tobacco ad ban
Today's ruling of the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act in the UK is deemed by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) as crucial step in the right direction towards the total abolition of tobacco advertising across Europe. Professor John Martin, ESC Board member and Professor of Cardiology at... view more (2003-02-14)

Teens who smoke have increased risk of developing asthma
Children and teens who smoke cigarettes have nearly four times the risk of developing asthma in their teens compared to children and teens who do not smoke, researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) report.   view more (2006-11-16)

Explosion in corporate tobacco sponsorship
Corporate sponsorship by tobacco companies in the USA has rocketed, shows research in Tobacco Control. Between 1995 and 1999, tobacco company sponsorship amounted to a minimum estimated $365 million, with motor sports taking the lion's share. But tobacco dollars also funded many small, community... view more (2001-09-04)

Link between cannabis and death still not established
Although the use of cannabis is not harmless, its link with death is still not established, argues a senior researcher in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-09-17)

Reanalysis of cigarettes confirms tobacco companies increased addictive nicotine 11 percent
A reanalysis of nicotine yield from major brand name cigarettes sold in Massachusetts from 1997 to 2005 has confirmed that manufacturers have steadily increased the levels of this agent in cigarettes.   view more (2007-01-18)

Tobacco smuggling is killing more people than illegal drugs
Tobacco smuggling causes around 4,000 premature deaths a year-four times the number of deaths caused by the use of all smuggled illegal drugs put together-but the UK government is not doing enough to tackle the problem.   view more (2008-10-10)

Nicotine addiction slashed in test of new cigarette smoking strategy
Scientists are reporting the first successful strategy to reduce smokers' nicotine dependence while allowing them to continue smoking. The study provides strong support for proposals now being considered in Congress to authorize FDA regulation of cigarette smoking, according to the research team.   view more (2007-11-14)

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)
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