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Media undermine efforts to tackle nicotine addiction
Inaccurate media reports surrounding the safety of new smoking cessation drugs are undermining the treatment of nicotine addiction, according to an editorial in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-06-05)
ESC President congratulates Irish Ministry of Health on strong public smoking stance
The President of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) today congratulated the Irish Ministry of Health and Children on its ban on smoking in public places including restaurants, cafes, public houses and places of work, to be implemented from 1 January 2004. The ban was announced on 21 August 2003 by Ireland's Chief Medical Officer, Dr Jim... view more... (2003-08-30)
K-State professor's research suggests that cigarettes' power may not be in nicotine itself
There may be a very good reason why coffee and cigarettes often seem to go hand in hand. view more (2008-09-04)
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)
Study of California's tobacco control study
Since the advent of the California Tobacco Control Program, in 1989, the state's young adult smokers are quitting the habit in record numbers and older smokers are consuming far fewer cigarettes, according to a new series of studies from the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD). view more (2007-04-06)
Smoking marijuana impairs cognitive function in MS patients
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who smoke marijuana are more likely to have emotional and memory problems. view more (2008-02-14)
Mental health units should not be exempt from smoking ban
Exempting mental health units from the ban on smoking in public places would worsen health inequalities for people with mental health problems. view more (2006-08-25)
Tomato juice keeps emphysema from developing in new model; Lycopene cited
Feeding tomato juice to mice kept them from developing emphysema after cigarette smoke exposure that was long enough to induce emphysema in a control group, Japanese researchers report in February issue of the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. view more (2006-01-09)
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 caused many a parent to panic upon discovering a... view more... (2006-12-05)
Indoor smoking bans: Are they creating unhealthy outdoor zones for secondhand smoke?
With the growing number of smoking bans in restaurants and bars driving smokers outside, researchers in Athens, Georgia, are hoping to find out whether secondhand smoke from smokers clustered outside these establishments is posing a health hazard of its own. view more (2007-05-23)
Teens half as likely to smoke if they are wise to subliminal messages in cigarette ads
Today alone, more than 4,400 U.S. teenagers will start smoking, according to statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. view more (2006-10-10)
Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse
Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half of them resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. view more (2008-08-28)
Intensive support programs can help hospitalized smokers stay smoke-free
Hospital-sponsored stop-smoking programs for inpatients that include follow-up counseling for longer than one month significantly improve patients' ability to stay smoke-free. view more (2008-10-14)
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)
China falls victim to deadly alliance of Formula One and British American Tobacco
The staging of the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai this weekend confirms Formula One motor racing as a leading vector of the global tobacco pandemic, and threatens to make a mockery of China's signing of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2003, according to health policy experts. view more (2004-09-23)
Free smoke alarms to poor local authority households are a waste of time and money
Local authority schemes aimed at reducing fire-related injuries and deaths in poor urban households by providing and installing free smoke alarms could be a waste of time and money, according to a study carried out by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The study, the findings of which are published in today's... view more... (2002-10-31)
Moving to the UK worsens maternal health behaviors
After women immigrate to the UK their maternal health behaviours worsen as their length of residency increases. The longer ethnic minority women live in the UK the more likely they are to smoke during pregnancy or give up breastfeeding early, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. view more (2008-04-11)
New study shows women more vulnerable to risk of colorectal cancer from tobacco
A new study of gender and risk factors for colorectal cancer reveals that while both tobacco and alcohol increase risk for colorectal cancer, women who smoke are at higher risk. view more (2005-10-31)
Heavy smokers who cut back still take in more toxins than light smokers
University of Minnesota tobacco researchers have found that heavy smokers who reduce their number of daily cigarettes still take in two to three times more total toxins per cigarette than light smokers. view more (2006-12-14)
Are underage smokers buying cigarettes on the internet?
Although relatively few adolescents appear to buy cigarettes on the internet, action is needed to help prevent the internet becoming a source of unrestricted sales to youths, finds a study in Tobacco Control. Jennifer Unger and colleagues surveyed over 17,000 10th and 12th grade students in California about their attempts to buy cigarettes on the... view more... (2001-12-07)
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