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03/09/2010 07:00 AM
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Program Could Help Teens Control Asthma Stop Smoking |
An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six times greater than their white counterparts, and Dr...
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03/09/2010 05:00 AM
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The Speed At Which Nicotine Peaks In The Brain Stop Smoking |
Nicotine takes much longer than previously thought to reach peak levels in the brains of cigarette smokers, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Center. Traditionally, scientists thought nicotine inhaled in a puff of cigarette smoke took a mere seven seconds to be taken up by the brain, and that each puff produced a spike of nicotine...
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03/08/2010 07:00 AM
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New Report Finds Major Benefits To The Health Of The Nation From Increasing Tobacco Taxes, UK Stop Smoking |
Following an extensive economic evaluation of the benefits of increasing tobacco prices on the health of the nation, ASH has published its report The Effects of Increasing Tobacco Taxation...
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03/05/2010 03:00 AM
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News From The March Issue Of Chest Stop Smoking |
PREGNANT SMOKERS WITH ASTHMA HAVE INCREASED HEALTH RISKS Pregnant women with asthma who smoke have an increased risk for asthma symptoms and fetal growth abnormalities. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed 2,210 pregnant women with asthma to determine the effect of active and passive household smoking on asthma severity and obstetric/neonatal outcomes...
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03/05/2010 02:00 AM
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What Is Nicotine Dependence? What Are The Dangers Of Smoking? Stop Smoking |
Tobacco smoking is a practice in which tobacco is burned and the smoke inhaled or tasted. Smoking is primarily practiced as a route of administration for nicotine through the lungs; it is a way of getting nicotine into your system rapidly. The most popular current method of smoking is through cigarettes, mainly industrially manufactured ones...
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03/04/2010 11:00 PM
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Three Harvard School Of Public Health Alumni Named To New FDA Tobacco Advisory Committee Stop Smoking |
The recently formed Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Center for Tobacco Products has just created a new Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee to review and evaluate safety, dependence, and health issues relating to tobacco products and provide appropriate advice, information, and recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs...
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03/04/2010 02:00 AM
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Risk Of Hardened Arteries Among 13-Year-olds Increased By Secondhand Smoke Stop Smoking |
Frequent exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among 13-year-olds is associated with an increased risk of future blood vessel hardening and greater risks of other heart disease factors, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association...
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03/03/2010 06:00 AM
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Five Tips To Help A Stressed-Out President Or Anyone Else Quit Smoking Stop Smoking |
President Barack Obama's recent physical examination revealed that he is in generally good health and that he is still trying to quit smoking. His doctor's advice: keep up his "smoking cessation efforts"; in other words, he should keep trying to kick the habit...
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03/03/2010 03:00 AM
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Five Tips To Help A Stressed-Out President - Or Anyone Else - Quit Smoking Stop Smoking |
President Barack Obama's recent physical examination revealed that he is in generally good health - and that he is still trying to quit smoking. His doctor's advice: keep up his "smoking cessation efforts"; in other words, he should keep trying to kick the habit...
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03/03/2010 03:00 AM
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Cigarette Ads Fuel Teens' Desire To Start Smoking Stop Smoking |
The more that teens see cigarette ads, the greater their risk of taking a puff. A new study shows that the particular content of tobacco marketing resonates with youth and that the vivid imagery in tobacco advertising captures their interest, although teens typically are more resistant to the promotional seduction of other products...
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03/03/2010 02:00 AM
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Unique Program Helps New Moms Cut Down On Babies' Exposure To Second-Hand Smoke Stop Smoking |
In underserved areas like North Philadelphia, existing research shows a nearly 10 percent higher smoking rate than in the general population, with a lower quit rate to boot. The consequences of this public health problem are magnified for new mothers that smoke, as they also expose their babies to the ill effects of second-hand smoke...
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03/02/2010 05:00 AM
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WHO Director-General Calls For Greater Efforts To Reduce Tobacco Use Stop Smoking |
In a speech on Friday marking the fifth anniversary of an international tobacco control treaty, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan called for government officials worldwide to increase efforts to protect their population from the harmful effects of tobacco, Reuters reports...
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03/02/2010 05:00 AM
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FDA Announces Meeting Information And Voting Membership Of The Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee Stop Smoking |
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced membership and meeting information for the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC). The Committee, required through the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act), will provide advice, information, and recommendations to FDA on a wide range of tobacco-related issues...
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03/01/2010 03:00 AM
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In People With Certain Genes Smoking Significantly Increases Risk Of Aneurysm Stop Smoking |
For people who carry common gene variants, cigarette smoking greatly increases the risk that a blood vessel in the brain will weaken and balloon out - called an aneurysm - which could be life-threatening if it ruptures, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010...
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03/01/2010 03:00 AM
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Promising New Smoking Cessation Therapy Stop Smoking |
A novel technology for delivering nicotine to the lungs may soon give smokers a new way to kick the habit. When compared to the nicotine vapor delivery system used in the Nicotrol/Nicorette inhaler, the new technology proved more effective at delivering nicotine to the blood stream...
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02/26/2010 04:00 AM
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New Study Finds Similar Advertising Strategies Used By Indoor Tanning And Tobacco Industries Stop Smoking |
While the proven negative health consequences of smoking and tanning are undeniable, tobacco and indoor tanning advertisers would like consumers to think otherwise. In fact, a new study comparing the tactics used in advertising tobacco and indoor tanning products found several similarities in how these two industries market unhealthy products...
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02/25/2010 01:00 AM
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New NICE Guidance On School-based Methods To Prevent Children And Young People Smoking Stop Smoking |
Public health guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published today (Wednesday 24 February) focuses specifically on school-based methods to prevent children and young people from starting to smoke. One in two long-term smokers will die prematurely as a result of smoking, and half of these deaths will be in middle age...
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02/24/2010 03:00 AM
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University Of Kentucky's Tobacco Treatment Resources Are Helping Stop Smoking |
Almost three months after the University of Kentucky became tobacco-free, more than 100 people are enrolled in UK's individual or group tobacco treatment programs, and more than 50 are taking advantage of UK's free nicotine replacement therapy...
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02/24/2010 02:00 AM
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Immigrating To North America May Foster Smoking In Children: New Study Published In Journal Of Adolescent Health Stop Smoking |
Moving to Canada could be hazardous for the health of young immigrants. A new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health has found that over time, immigrant children from multiethnic, disadvantaged, inner-city neighbourhoods are up to 3.5 times more likely to smoke. The findings are important since an estimated 45,000 school-aged children immigrate to Canada with their parents each year...
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02/22/2010 05:00 AM
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African-Americans' Attitudes About Lung Cancer May Hinder Prevention Stop Smoking |
A new survey has found that African-Americans are more likely than whites to hold mistaken and fatalistic beliefs about lung cancer, as well as being more reluctant to consult a doctor about possible symptoms of the disease, according to researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and their collaborators...
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02/19/2010 02:00 AM
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New Intervention Helps Latino Parents Of Asthmatic Children Quit Smoking Stop Smoking |
Asthma is the most common chronic illness affecting Latino children in the United States, and secondhand smoke is a serious contributing factor. Now a new study from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine and Brown University suggests that clinically-based smoking cessation programs may not be enough to help Latino smokers with asthmatic children kick the habit...
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02/18/2010 05:00 AM
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"Hearts And Minds" Education Program Launched: On Average, People With Mental Illness Live 25 Years Less Than Other Americans Stop Smoking |
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has launched a new health education program to promote sound "mind and body" health practices among individuals who live with serious mental illness. The "Hearts and Minds" initiative takes aim at risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and obesity for major illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes...
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02/17/2010 07:00 AM
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Significant Hazards Discovered In New Research On Secondhand Smoke Stop Smoking |
New research by the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) shows that concentrations of secondhand tobacco smoke inhaled in smoking rooms of restaurants and bars are exceptionally high and hazardous to health...
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02/16/2010 06:00 AM
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Pipe And Cigar Smoking Strongly Associated With Decreased Lung Function, COPD Stop Smoking |
Pipe and cigar smoke may be more harmful than once thought. While some believe pipes and cigars are healthier than cigarettes, a major known cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study directly links pipe and cigar smoking to decreased lung function...
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02/16/2010 04:00 AM
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News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Feb. 16, 2010 Stop Smoking |
1. Early Release: Annals Readers Respond to USPSTF Mammography Guidelines An editorial and a selection of reader responses to the November 17 article, "Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement," was published early online at http://www.annals.org on February 15. 2...
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