Breaking news on smoking
Possible Link Between Early Alcohol Use, Alcohol Dependence, Daily Nicotine Use, And Fewer Years Of Educational Attainment published
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Although various kinds of substance use are associated with reduced educational attainment, these associations have been mixed and may also be partially due to risk factors such as socioeconomic disadvantages...
Maternal Smoking And Preterm Birth Risk Drops With Smoking Ban published
Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
A citywide ban on public smoking in Colorado led to significant decreases in maternal smoking and preterm births, providing the first evidence in the U.S. that such interventions can impact maternal and fetal health, according to an article in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers...
Extensive Study Questions Previous Study's Analytic Methods Regarding Cardiovascular Safety Concerns Over Smoking-Cessation Drug published
Mon, 07 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
A popular smoking cessation medication has been under a cloud of suspicion ever since the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published a study in July 2011 reporting "risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events associated with varenicline." Varenicline, also known as Chantix, blocks the pleasant effects of nicotine on the smoker's brain and lessens nicotine withdrawal symptoms...
Smokers With Variants In Specific Genes At Greater Risk For Hot Flashes published
Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Women who smoke and carry specific variations in the genes that impact their metabolism are at higher risk of developing hot flashes in comparison with smokers who do not carry these gene variants, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM)...
Alcohol Consumption Decreased In Heavy-Drinking Smokers By Anti-Smoking Drug Varenicline published
Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT
The smoking cessation drug varenicline significantly reduced alcohol consumption in a group of heavy-drinking smokers, in a study carried out by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco. "Alcohol abuse is a huge problem, and this is a big step forward in identifying a potential new treatment," said senior author Howard L...
Most Asthmatic Youths Are Exposed To Tobacco Smoke And Suffer Array Of Health Problems published
Wed, 02 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Despite longstanding recommendations for children with asthma to avoid tobacco smoke, many youths are still exposed to secondhand smoke and their health suffers because of it, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston...
Smoke Incursion Can Be A Problem For Apartment Dwellers: Second-Hand Smoke Exposure Puts Children At Risk For Respiratory Diseases published
Tue, 01 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Noisy neighbors and broken-down elevators are common downsides of apartment living. You also can add unwanted tobacco smoke to the list of hazards, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston. Studies have shown that tobacco smoke can seep from one apartment into another. The extent to which this happens, however, is unclear...
Potential Link Between Autism And Smoking During Pregnancy published
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Women who smoke in pregnancy may be more likely to have a child with high-functioning autism, such as Asperger's Disorder, according to preliminary findings from a study by researchers involved in the U.S. autism surveillance program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Anti-Smoking Ad Success May Be Predicted By Small 'Neural Focus Groups' published
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Brain scans of a small group of people can predict the actions of entire populations, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Michigan, the University of Oregon and the University of California at Los Angeles...
Millions Of Lives Could Be Saved By World Health Organization Anti-Smoking Program published
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Millions of smoking-related deaths could still be prevented by 2030 if the World Health Organization smoking reduction policy is applied immediately worldwide, say University of Michigan researchers. Further, the number of smokers could have been reduced by 34 percent had the WHO policy been implemented globally in 2010...
Tobacco Exposure, Genetic Variants And Lung Cancer Risk published
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
There is an association between the rs1051730-rs16969968 genotype and objective measures of tobacco exposure, which indicates that lung cancer risk is largely, if not entirely, mediated by level of tobacco exposure, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
Risk For Rare Tumor May Be Reduced By Smoking, But Not Nicotine published
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
New research confirms an association between smoking and a reduced risk for a rare benign tumor near the brain, but the addition of smokeless tobacco to the analysis suggests nicotine is not the protective substance...
The Role Of Exercise In Life Expectancy, Smoking Cessation published
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Exercise may help smokers to quit and remain smokefree, according to new data presented at the World Congress of Cardiology. Moreover, exercise increases life expectancy in smokers and non-smokers alike...
The Physical Harm Caused By Smoking May Be Reduced By Omega-3 Fatty Acids published
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
Omega-3 fatty acids may help to reduce the physical harm caused by smoking, according to a new study presented at the World Congress of Cardiology. The study, carried out in Greece, assessed the effect of four-week oral treatment with 2 g/day of omega-3 fatty acids on the arterial wall properties of cigarette smokers...
Lives Lost Due To Global Ignorance Of Tobacco's Harm To Cardiovascular Health published
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
A report released at the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai reveals significant gaps in public awareness regarding the cardiovascular risks of tobacco use and secondhand smoke...
Despite Success Of Smoke-Free Legislation, Quitting Is Hard published
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
The successful implementation of smokefree legislation in Hong Kong has led to an overall decrease in the total number of smokers but the remaining smokers who are finding it difficult to quit are going on to become "hardcore" smokers, according to a new study from Hong Kong presented at the World Congress of Cardiology...
Adults Helped To Stop Smoking By Anti-Tobacco TV Ads published
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Anti-tobacco television advertising helps reduce adult smoking, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy -- but some ads may be more effective than others. Adults and youth are exposed to a variety of anti-smoking messages on television...
Cancer Prevention Efforts Outlined In Report published
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
An annual report from the American Cancer Society says much of the suffering and death from cancer could be prevented by more systematic efforts to reduce tobacco use, improve diet and physical activity, reduce obesity, and expand the use of established screening tests...
Marijuana Smoked More Than Admitted In National Surveys published
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
USA-based studies show that tobacco and cannabis smoking are linked with four times as many young adult smokers using cannabis as non-smokers. However this age group is very varied, and hard to reach, so traditional means of monitoring substance use does not provide the full picture...
New Blood Marker May Detect COPD Earlier published
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
New research from Austria suggests that a protein called HSP27 has the potential to be a new blood biomarker for the earlier detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), thereby increasing the chance of earlier treatment and better outcomes...
Menthol Cigarettes Raise Stroke Risk published
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:00:00 PDT
Poor old Tobacco coming under fire again. This time, it's a study on the non cancerous effects of menthols, that gives us new insight into the dangers of smoking. Menthols have previous been flagged for seeming more attractive and less harmful and also being preferred by women, youngsters and African Americans...
Lung Cancer Among Women Still Rising, UK published
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:00:00 PDT
Cases of lung cancer among women in the UK continue to rise, according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK on Friday. The leading charity says the rate of lung cancer among women in the UK has risen from 22.2 in every 100,000 women in 1975, to 39.3 today...
Exploring Nicotine Addiction With The Help Of Mobile Technology published
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT
Some people quit smoking on the first try while others have to quit repeatedly. Using such mobile technology as hand-held computers and smartphones, a team of researchers from Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh is trying to find out why...
Link Discovered Between Estrogen And Tobacco Smoke published
Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
The hormone estrogen may help promote lung cancer - including compounding the effects of tobacco smoke on the disease - pointing towards potential new therapies that target the hormone metabolism, according to new research presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012 by scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia...
Identification Of Strong Oral Carcinogen In Smokeless Tobacco published
Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT
The chemical (S)-N'-nitrosonornicotine, or (S)-NNN, which is present in smokeless tobacco products, is a strong oral carcinogen, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, being held March 31 - April 4...
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