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Data suggests drug treatment can lower U.S. crime
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 16 12

U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence that tackling drugs as a public health issue… Data suggests drug treatment can lower U.S. crime   

 
 

Marijuana may ease multiple sclerosis symptoms
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 14 12

People with multiple sclerosis have long said that smoking marijuana helps ease their painful muscle cramping. And a new clinical trial suggests they are… Marijuana may ease multiple sclerosis symptoms   

 
 

Prenatal smoking tied to worse asthma in kids
• Asthma • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 12 12

Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have a tougher time controlling their asthma than other kids do, a new study suggests.

The findings,… Prenatal smoking tied to worse asthma in kids   

 
 

Smoking Ban Reduced Maternal Smoking and Preterm Birth Risk
• Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 10 12

A citywide ban on public smoking in Colorado led to significant decreases in maternal smoking and preterm births, providing the first evidence in the… Smoking Ban Reduced Maternal Smoking and Preterm Birth Risk   

 
 

Secondhand smoke continues to vex children with asthma
• Asthma • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 30 12

Despite longstanding recommendations for children with asthma to avoid tobacco smoke, many youths are still exposed to secondhand smoke and their health suffers because… Secondhand smoke continues to vex children with asthma   

 
 

Secondhand smoke permeates many apartment buildings
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 30 12

A new survey of American apartment dwellers reveals that upwards of a third of nonsmoking residents sniff the stench of secondhand smoke in their… Secondhand smoke permeates many apartment buildings   

 
 

Study explores links between smoking during pregnancy, autism
• Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 27 12

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… Study explores links between smoking during pregnancy, autism   

 
 

Study suggests smoking, but not nicotine, reduces risk for rare tumor
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 23 12

New research confirms an association between smoking and a reduced risk for a rare benign tumor near the brain, but the addition of smokeless… Study suggests smoking, but not nicotine, reduces risk for rare tumor   

 
 

Estrogen Hormone Reveals Protective Ability after Traumatic Brain Injury
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 23 12

With more than 1.7 million people sustaining a traumatic brain injury each year, the need to identify processes to limit inflammation and subsequent damage… Estrogen Hormone Reveals Protective Ability after Traumatic Brain Injury   

 
 

Global ignorance of tobacco’s harm to cardiovascular health costing lives
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 22 12

A report released today at the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai reveals significant gaps in public awareness regarding the cardiovascular… Global ignorance of tobacco’s harm to cardiovascular health costing lives   

 
 

Nicotine patch may help prevent smoking relapses
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 13 12

Nicotine patches may help smokers recover from any initial setbacks in their attempt to kick the habit, a new U.S. study suggests.

“The clear… Nicotine patch may help prevent smoking relapses   

 
 

Menthol smokers have more strokes: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 12 12

New research suggests that among smokers, those who prefer mentholated cigarettes tend to have more strokes than non-menthol smokers.

That seems to be particularly… Menthol smokers have more strokes: study   

 
 

Appeals court hears case of graphic tobacco ads
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 11 12

The government on Tuesday defended graphic tobacco labels and advertising that use pictures of rotting teeth and diseased lungs as accurate and necessary to… Appeals court hears case of graphic tobacco ads   

 
 

Smoking Menthol Cigarettes Tied to Stroke
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Apr 09 12

People who smoke menthol cigarettes were more likely to have a history of stroke than smokers who prefer regular cigarettes, an analysis of federal… Smoking Menthol Cigarettes Tied to Stroke   

 
 

WTO dents U.S. ban on clove cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 05 12

The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dealt a blow to a U.S. law barring the sale of clove-flavored cigarettes to discourage children from smoking,… WTO dents U.S. ban on clove cigarettes   

 
 

Marijuana advocates vow to reopen “Princeton of Pot” after raid
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 04 12


Medical marijuana advocates on Tuesday vowed to reopen a San Francisco-area college devoted to cannabis cultivation and known as the “Princeton of Pot” a… Marijuana advocates vow to reopen “Princeton of Pot” after raid   

 
 

Cancer killing younger people in India, tobacco main cause
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 28 12


Cancer is killing younger people in India and affecting far more poor and less-educated villagers than wealthier, better-educated urban people, researchers reported on Wednesday.

… Cancer killing younger people in India, tobacco main cause   
 
 

Research sheds new light on extra help for smokers trying to quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 23 12

A major research trial to test the effectiveness of extra support for smokers calling an NHS quitline - on top of what is already… Research sheds new light on extra help for smokers trying to quit   

 
 

Secondhand smoke again tied to asthma in kids
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 22 12

A fresh look at past studies suggests kids who live with a smoker are more likely to wheeze or get asthma, providing more evidence… Secondhand smoke again tied to asthma in kids   

 
 

Bloomberg charity adds $220 million to anti-smoking effort
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 22 12

Michael Bloomberg’s charitable foundation will commit $220 million over the next four years to fight tobacco use globally, including for the funding of legal… Bloomberg charity adds $220 million to anti-smoking effort   

 
 

Smoking deaths triple over decade: tobacco report
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 21 12

Tobacco-related deaths have nearly tripled in the past decade and big tobacco firms are undermining public efforts that could save millions, a report led… Smoking deaths triple over decade: tobacco report   

 
 

Cigarette Warning Rule Stands
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 20 12

A federal appeals court has upheld the FDA’s authority to regulate tobacco products, including a requirement that cigarette makers emblazon their products with graphic… Cigarette Warning Rule Stands   

 
 

Concern growing over synthetic marijuana
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 20 12

Three U.S. teenagers ended up in the emergency department with altered mental states and seriously elevated heart rates after smoking synthetic marijuana, doctors say… Concern growing over synthetic marijuana   

 
 

Researchers Find That Smoking May Restore Tapped-Out Self-Control Resources
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 19 12

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have found that when they deplete a smoker’s self control, smoking a cigarette may restore self-control.

… Researchers Find That Smoking May Restore Tapped-Out Self-Control Resources   
 
 

Effective tools, or too shocking?
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 18 12


Cigarette smoking kills more than 400,000 Americans every year, including deaths linked to secondhand smoke.

So the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is… Effective tools, or too shocking?   

 
 
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