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Smoking, teens and their parents: New research
A new study found that adolescents were at the greatest risk of smoking when their parents began smoking at an early age and the parents' smoking quickly reached high levels and persisted over time.   view more (2008-11-24)

Counter advertising at the cinema reduces appeal of smoking only to non-smokers
Screening an anti-smoking advertisement before movies which glamorise smoking reduces the appeal of smoking images in movies only to young non-smokers, according to a study in the June issue of Tobacco Control.   view more (2007-06-12)

Prevent smoking to reduce risk of erectile dysfunction
Men who smoke cigarettes run an increased risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction, and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk, according to a study by Tulane University researchers published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.   view more (2007-07-30)

Smoking during pregnancy and diabetes mellitus in a British longitudinal birth cohort BMJ Volume 324, pp 26-27
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of the child developing diabetes and obesity in later life, find researchers from Sweden in this week's BMJ. They also show that cigarette smoking as a young adult is associated with an increased risk of subsequent diabetes. The authors used British data on about 17,000 births from 3 to 9 March 1958 to... view more... (2002-01-02)

Teen smokers influenced by movie star smokers
Teen smokers are influenced to take up the habit if their favourite movie stars are smokers, suggests research in Tobacco Control. Teenagers, aged 10 to 19, were surveyed about their smoking habits and their attitudes to smoking. These were scored on a five point scale. The teens were also asked to name their favourite movie star. Altogether, 632... view more... (2001-02-23)

Researchers find nicotine withdrawal begins quickly
Smokers who have tried to quit are well aware of the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal: cravings for cigarettes, mood disturbances, appetite increase and sleep problems.   view more (2006-08-22)

Secondhand smoke increases teen test failure
Teens exposed to secondhand smoke at home are at increased risk of test failure in school, suggests a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.   view more (2007-09-20)

Medication plus counseling may help teens kick the smoking habit
The medication bupropion plus counseling appears to help adolescents quit cigarette smoking in the short term.   view more (2007-11-06)

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)

Blindness from smoking terrifies teens, but few realize the two are linked
Teenagers fear blindness more than lung cancer or stroke, but nine out of 10 don't know that smoking can rob them of their sight in later life, reveals research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.   view more (2007-02-06)

Smokers treated for brain aneurysm with coils at higher risk of recurrence
Cigarette smokers who were treated for cerebral aneurysms with coil embolization (blocking of a blood vessel) are at greater risk of developing another aneurysm, say neurological surgeons at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience in Philadelphia in the first-known study of its kind.   view more (2008-03-20)

Antioxidant supplementation not associated with decreased risk of prostate cancer
Intakes of dietary or supplemental antioxidants were not associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer among men in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial.   view more (2006-02-15)

Quitting smoking could save your teeth, study shows
Smokers who give up are much less likely to lose their teeth prematurely than those who don't kick the habit, pioneering research has shown.   view more (2005-07-19)

Smokers misinformed about smoking's link to cancer
Women who smoke are more concerned about their habit and their ability to quit than men, yet both genders appear misinformed about smoking and its link to cancer.   view more (2005-11-02)

Increasing young adult smoking linked to smoking in movies
Do young adults learn behaviors from movies? In a paper published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, examined the relationship between young adults (age 18-25) observing smoking in movies and the likelihood of starting to smoke.   view more (2007-10-02)

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 University College London, UK, describes the move... view more... (2003-02-14)

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)

Press conference invitation: major new findings on smoking, smoking cessation and lung cancer
DATE:                    Wednesday 2nd August 2000 TIME:                   10.15am for 10.30am VENUE:                   Room C, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9JP                  CHAIRMAN:        Dr Richard Smith, Editor, British Medical Journal SPEAKERS:        Professor Sir Richard Peto, Co-Director of Imperial Cancer Research Fund... view more... (2000-08-01)

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)

Clear public health message on cannabis needed
Smoking cannabis, like smoking tobacco, can be a major public health hazard but, at present, there is no clear public health message about cannabis, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. The number of cannabis smokers is increasing. Between 1999 and 2001, the number of 14-15 year olds who had tried cannabis rose from 19% to 29% in boys and 18% to... view more... (2003-04-30)
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