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Parental guidelilnes, consequences may be why fewer black teens smoke than whites
It's a curious paradox. Black adults are more likely to smoke than white adults and most smokers start as teenagers. But statistics show that fewer black youths than whites begin smoking as adolescents. view more (2009-05-15)
Smoking and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Study Shows Significantly Higher Risk for the Disease Among Current Smokers with a Classic Genetic Risk Factor view more (2004-10-07)
Young women who smoke higher risk of breask cancer
esearchers outline in the November issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings their study of postmenopausal women, which supports the hypothesis that women who smoke cigarettes before first full-term pregnancy have a 20 percent increased risk of breast cancer compared with women who began smoking after the birth of their first child or were never smokers. view more (2005-12-01)
Alcohol and smoking are key causes for bowel cancer
A new global study has found that lifestyle risk factors such as alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking are important risk factors for bowel cancer. view more (2009-06-02)
Successful lung cancer surgery not enough to break nicotine dependence in many smokers
A new study has found that close to half of 154 smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer picked up a cigarette again within 12 months of their potentially curative operation, and more than one-third were smoking at the one year mark. Sixty percent of patients who started smoking again did so within two months of surgery. view more (2006-12-11)
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)
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)
High HPV concentrations combined with smoking significantly raise risks of cervical cancer
Cigarette smoking and concurrent infection with high levels of the virus associated with cervical cancer can increase cancer risk by as much as 27 times, according to a study published in the November 2006 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. view more (2006-11-17)
Smokers with heavily lined faces run five times the risk of progressive lung disease (COPD)
Middle aged smokers, who are heavily lined with wrinkles, are five times as likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD for short, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax. view more (2006-06-14)
I quit, we quit - what works better for smokers?
A study from the University of Bath has found that smokers are twice as likely to kick the habit if they use a support group rather than trying to give up alone. view more (2009-01-23)
Smoking habits during pregnancy may cause genetic instability in the foetus
The Spanish Pediatrics Association has recently awarded the Pediatrics laboratory at the University of Navarre for a research into tobacco and foetal genetic instability. The study, by Marta Zalaca'n, was carried out in conjunction with the Department of Gynacology and Obstetrics at the Hospital Virgen del Camino. "It involved analysing... view more... (2004-11-30)
Smoking During Adolescence Could Increase The Risk Of Breast Cancer (pp 1033, 1044)
Authors of a Canadian study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight the varying effects of smoking on the risk of breast cancer-adolescent women who smoke could be at an increased risk of breast cancer later in life compared with non-smokers. One in nine women in the UK have a lifetime risk of breast cancer, with a similar proportion for... view more... (2002-10-02)
Regeneration web site hits the number one spot
A website designed by an expert at Staffordshire University to spread good practice in regenerating coalfield communities in Europe is number one on several Internet search engines. As part of the EU-funded RECHAR II Exchange of Experience Project(1), Jon Fairburn of the University's Geography Department designed a site for colleague Professor... view more... (2001-01-05)
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)
Researchers identify another potential biomarker
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated that a recently discovered class of molecule called microRNA (miRNAs), regulate the gene expression changes in airway cells that occur with smoking and lung cancer. view more (2009-01-14)
Smokers flock together, quit together
When smokers kick the habit, odds are they are not alone in making the move. Instead, the decision to quit smoking often cascades through social networks, with entire clusters of spouses, friends, siblings and co-workers giving up the habit roughly in tandem, according to a new study supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). view more (2008-05-22)
Acute coronary events decreased after public smoking ban in Italy
The number of acute coronary events such as heart attack in adults dropped significantly after a smoking ban in public places in Italy, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. view more (2008-02-12)
Columbia Study Examines ADHD's Role in Smoking
Are you easily forgetful, distracted, impulsive or fidgety? Do you find that smoking helps you alleviate these symptoms? view more (2006-11-16)
Genetic factors in smoking also increase risk of chronic bronchitis
Smoking is a known risk factor for respiratory diseases like chronic bronchitis, but genes also play a significant role in its development, according to researchers in Sweden, who studied more than 40,000 Swedish twins to determine the extent to which behavior, environment and genes each play a role ion the development of chronic bronchitis. view more (2008-02-29)
Smoking linked with aging on skin that usually is not exposed to sunlight
In classic movies, cigarette smoking was used as shorthand to convey sultriness and beauty. In the real world, the connection between smoking and one's appearance - as many studies have shown - has more to do with premature signs of aging and less to do with glamour and refinement. view more (2007-03-20)
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