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| Smoking Reduction May Lead To Unexpected Quitting |
In a review article in the December Nicotine and Tobacco Research, researchers at the University of Vermont have found an unexpected, effective alternative to motivate smokers to quit smoking - cutting back. According to the qualitative review of 19 stud |
12/15/06 |
| Solitary Drug, Alcohol And Cigarette Use Puts Adolescents At Higher Risk |
Adolescents who use alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana while alone are more likely to have health and behavioral problems as young adults than their peers who consume the substances only in social settings, according to a RAND Corporation study.
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12/15/06 |
| Cigarette Smoking And The Risk For Cartilage Loss And Knee Pain In Men With Knee Osteoarthritis, BMJ |
Smokers risk more painful and progressive osteoarthritis than non-smokers, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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12/15/06 |
| 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. Six |
12/15/06 |
| PET Imaging Shows Young Smokers Quick Benefit Of Quitting |
The early stages of coronary artery disease in young smokers can be reversed quickly if they choose to put out their cigarettes for good, according to a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging study in the December Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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12/11/06 |
| Smoking Linked To Severity Of Osteoarthritis In Men |
Men who smoke and have osteoarthritis in the knees tend to lose more
cartilage and suffer more severe knee pain than non-smoking men. This was
the conclusion of a study headed by Dr Shreyasee Amin of the Mayo Clinic
College of Medicine in the US.
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12/11/06 |
| Tobacco Companies Admit Their Products Cause Cancer, But Not In Those Who Sue Them |
Despite publicly admitting, to varying degrees, that cigarette smoking causes cancer, the industry has consistently dismissed these claims for people who have sued them, reveals an analysis of recent lawsuits, published in a supplement to Tobacco Control |
12/04/06 |
| Health Benefits Of Smoking Ban Could Be Lost, If The NHS Is Not Better Prepared, UK |
NHS services to help smokers quit could struggle to cope with an increase in the number of people wanting to give up before the introduction of a smoking ban next summer, an analysis of the experience in Scotland has revealed.
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12/04/06 |
| Smoking Changes Brain Chemistry |
Chronic smoking affects nerve cells and alters the chemical makeup of the brain, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
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12/04/06 |
| Few Youth Seek Help Even Though Youth Smoking Prevention Programs Common |
A survey conducted by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers found that programs to help teens stop smoking are common, yet few youths seek treatment. The study also found fewer programs in geographic areas with higher rates of youth smoking.
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12/04/06 |
| Health Secretary Announces Date England Will Go Smokefree |
All enclosed public places and workplaces will become smokefree from 1st July 2007, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced today.
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12/04/06 |
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