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Medical marijuana superstore opens on Arizona
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 02 11

Some local wags are calling it the “Wal-Mart of Weed” or “Home DePot.”

Seeking to capitalize on Arizona’s newly enacted medical marijuana law, a… Medical marijuana superstore opens on Arizona   

 
 

Tough Australian anti-smoking laws to win parliament backing
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 31 11

Australia is set to pass the world’s toughest anti-smoking laws, forcing big tobacco companies to use plain green cigarette packaging after opposition lawmakers dropped… Tough Australian anti-smoking laws to win parliament backing   

 
 

Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 31 11

Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or… Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO   

 
 

Beaches, parks off limits to New York smokers
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 24 11

New York City took its smoking prohibition outdoors on Monday, adding the city’s parks and beaches to the list of places where smoking is… Beaches, parks off limits to New York smokers   

 
 

Exercise helps women fight smoking cravings, but effect is short-lived
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 19 11

Dozens of studies on whether moderate exercise can curb the nicotine cravings of women smokers have added up to an apparent contradiction: it seems… Exercise helps women fight smoking cravings, but effect is short-lived   

 
 

Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 17 11

Workplace smoking bans are gaining ground globally, and one study has shown that they may have significant health effects. The study, conducted by researchers… Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions   

 
 

Reining in nicotine use
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 12 11

A person’s vulnerability to nicotine addiction appears to have a genetic basis, at least in part. A region in the midbrain called the habenula… Reining in nicotine use   

 
 

Fake cigarettes increase success rate for quitting smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 11 11

Nicotine-free plastic inhalers may increase a smoker’s chance of quitting, according to new research published online in the European Respiratory Journal.

This study is… Fake cigarettes increase success rate for quitting smoking   

 
 

Smokers undergo the same changes in gene expression as patients with COPD
• Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 09 11

‘Healthy’ smokers experience changes in the gene expression of their lungs similar to that suffered by smokers who have developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease… Smokers undergo the same changes in gene expression as patients with COPD   

 
 

New UTHealth Trial Aimed at Helping Pregnant Women Stop Smoking
• Drug News • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 04 11

Helping Pregnant Women Stop Smoking

A clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a medication that could help pregnant women stop smoking has begun enrollment at The… New UTHealth Trial Aimed at Helping Pregnant Women Stop Smoking   

 
 

Medical marijuana faces tough curbs in Montana
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 03 11

Many if not most of Montana’s 4,800 medical marijuana suppliers will be forced out of business within two months under a newly passed overhaul… Medical marijuana faces tough curbs in Montana   

 
 

Parents have role in smoking prevention
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 02 11

Parents shouldn’t let up when it comes to discouraging their kids from smoking.

That’s the message of a study to be presented Monday, May… Parents have role in smoking prevention   

 
 

Children held captive in smoky vehicles
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 01 11

It is absolutely unacceptable to subject children to any tobacco smoke exposure in cars, according to the authors of an abstract to be presented… Children held captive in smoky vehicles   

 
 

Stillbirths tied to secondhand smoke: study
• Childbirth • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 01 11

Stillbirths tied to secondhand smoke: study

Pregnant women who live or work with smokers may be at slightly higher risk of having a stillbirth, suggests a study that adds to… Stillbirths tied to secondhand smoke: study   

 
 

Government to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 25 11

The government said on Monday it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s announcement came after the… Government to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco   

 
 

Early anti-smoking drug start seems better: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 25 11

Getting a head start on Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug Chantix may help smokers kick the habit, according to a preliminary study funded by the company.

… Early anti-smoking drug start seems better: study   
 
 

Arkansas medical marijuana advocates begin petition
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 25 11

Proponents of legalizing medical marijuana in Arkansas are hoping that 2012 is their lucky year.

After failed attempts to get the issue certified as… Arkansas medical marijuana advocates begin petition   

 
 

Half of U.S. states have comprehensive smoking bans: CDC
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 21 11

Half of all U.S. states have enacted smoking bans in private worksites, restaurants and bars in the past decade, but a government report says… Half of U.S. states have comprehensive smoking bans: CDC   

 
 

Smokers who quit have less aggressive kidney cancer
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 20 11

Researchers have found that kidney cancer is not only more common among heavy smokers, it also appears to be more aggressive.

According to a… Smokers who quit have less aggressive kidney cancer   

 
 

Smokers believe ‘silver’, ‘gold’ and ‘slim’ cigarettes are less harmful
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 12 11

Despite current prohibitions on the words ‘light’ and ‘mild’, smokers in Western countries continue falsely to believe that some cigarette brands may be less… Smokers believe ‘silver’, ‘gold’ and ‘slim’ cigarettes are less harmful   

 
 

Pricey cigarettes mean fewer teens smoke
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 31 11

Australia seems to have found ways to cut back on teen smoking, researchers from there report.

Higher taxes on cigarettes, expanded no-smoking rules, and… Pricey cigarettes mean fewer teens smoke   

 
 

Half a million die from smoking yearly in U.S.
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 31 11

Smoking causes half a million deaths each year in the U.S., killing slightly more men than women, new statistics show.

The rates of smoking-related… Half a million die from smoking yearly in U.S.   

 
 

Evidence ties smoking to throat, stomach cancer
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 29 11

Smokers face an increased risk of certain types of throat and stomach cancers, even years after they quit, a new study finds.

Combining the… Evidence ties smoking to throat, stomach cancer   

 
 

Babies who sleep with smoker parents exhibit high nicotine levels
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 29 11

Babies who sleep with smoker parents exhibit high nicotine levels

“Third-hand smoke” stuck to skin or clothing is responsible for the high nicotine levels seen in babies who share a bedroom with their smoker… Babies who sleep with smoker parents exhibit high nicotine levels   

 
 

Marijuana Use May Hurt Intellectual Skills in MS Patients
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 28 11

Any possible pain relief that marijuana has for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be outweighed by the drug’s apparent negative effect on thinking… Marijuana Use May Hurt Intellectual Skills in MS Patients   

 
 
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