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Surprising Ways Smoking Affects Your Looks and Life
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 11

Maybe there is no fountain of youth, but there is a surefire way to make yourself look older. Smoking changes the skin, teeth, and… Surprising Ways Smoking Affects Your Looks and Life   

 
 

Tobacco Coalition: 27-cent hike on cigarettes isn’t enough
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 11

A coalition of public health organizations today said it’s good that the cigarette tax is now on the table before the Legislature, but the… Tobacco Coalition: 27-cent hike on cigarettes isn’t enough   

 
 

You are never too old to quit smoking, say King’s Lynn couple
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 11

When Trish Coe decided to give up her 20 year smoking habit, she not only helped to improve her health but also inspired her… You are never too old to quit smoking, say King’s Lynn couple   

 
 

“Smoking-ban murder”
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 11

A restaurant owner in southwest Turkey was shot dead after he tried to prevent his customers from smoking to comply with a new law… “Smoking-ban murder”   

 
 

Secondhand smoke raises the stakes in America’s casinos
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 11

Millions of Americans visit casinos to unwind and test their luck against the hands of fate, but lurking in the shadows is a gamble… Secondhand smoke raises the stakes in America’s casinos   

 
 

How to Stop Smoking Once and for All
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 11

Smoking can be defined as the inhalation of a smoked substance. When folks use the word ‘smoking’, they frequently think of cigarettes. But it… How to Stop Smoking Once and for All   

 
 

Airport smoking lounges: Here to stay?
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 11

You’ve probably seen the smoke-filled, glass-encased fishbowls that play host to smokers if you’ve passed through some of the nation’s largest airports in recent… Airport smoking lounges: Here to stay?   

 
 

17 Creative Anti-Smoking Ads
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 11

Clever anti-smoking campaigns and creative advertising designed to get people to quit smoking.

Most of us know that smoking is bad for our health,… 17 Creative Anti-Smoking Ads   

 
 

Your Sex Life Up in Smoke
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 11

There was a time when nothing went together like sex and a cigarette. But today we know that cigarettes are the nation’s largest killer,… Your Sex Life Up in Smoke   

 
 

Smoking is Murder!
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 11

More and more states are calling for a no-smoking policy in public buildings. This commentary puts forth a biting argument in favor of this… Smoking is Murder!   

 
 

Safe to quit smoking before surgery, anytime
• Surgery • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 17 11

Despite earlier concerns, quitting smoking in the few weeks before a surgery doesn’t seem risky for patients, according to a new study.

Earlier work… Safe to quit smoking before surgery, anytime   

 
 

New ‘dissolvable tobacco’ products may increase risk of mouth disease
• Dental Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 16 11

The first study to analyze the complex ingredients in the new genre of dissolvable tobacco products has concluded that these pop-into-the-mouth replacements for cigarettes… New ‘dissolvable tobacco’ products may increase risk of mouth disease   

 
 

Prevalence of Heavy Smokers in U.S. Decreases
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 16 11

From 1965 to 2007, the population prevalence of persons who smoked 20 or more cigarettes per day declined significantly, and there was also a… Prevalence of Heavy Smokers in U.S. Decreases   

 
 

U.S. advisers say teens’ menthol cigarette use rises
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 14 11

Use of menthol cigarettes is rising among teenagers and “very high” for minority youth, government advisers said in part of a draft report released… U.S. advisers say teens’ menthol cigarette use rises   

 
 

Simple blood test detects early emphysema in smokers before symptoms appear
• Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 14 11

During a regular annual physical exam, blood is usually drawn to check the health of a person’s heart, kidneys and liver. Now, researchers at… Simple blood test detects early emphysema in smokers before symptoms appear   

 
 

Passive smoking increases risk to unborn babies, study says
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 10 11

Pregnant non-smokers who breathe in the second-hand smoke of other people are at an increased risk of delivering stillborn babies or babies with defects,… Passive smoking increases risk to unborn babies, study says   

 
 

UK to ban displays of cigarettes, tobacco in shops
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 09 11

All shops in England will be banned from openly displaying tobacco products by April 2015 as part of a government package of measures to… UK to ban displays of cigarettes, tobacco in shops   

 
 

Rising status of women linked to more smoking
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 02 11

Millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as their rising economic and political status leads them… Rising status of women linked to more smoking   

 
 

Spontaneous smoking cessation may be an early symptom of lung cancer, research suggests
• Cancer: Lung • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 01 11

Many longtime smokers quit spontaneously with little effort shortly before their lung cancer is diagnosed, leading some researchers to speculate that sudden cessation may… Spontaneous smoking cessation may be an early symptom of lung cancer, research suggests   

 
 

Payment, Shipping Bans Stub Out Cigarette-Selling Websites
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 22 11

Bans on using credit cards to pay for cigarettes bought on Internet sites – combined with bans on commercial shippers delivering the products –… Payment, Shipping Bans Stub Out Cigarette-Selling Websites   

 
 

Cigarette smoking associated with increased risk of developing ALS
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 14 11

Cigarette smoking may be associated with an increased risk of developing the muscle-wasting disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a report in the… Cigarette smoking associated with increased risk of developing ALS   

 
 

We need to listen to doctors and lower smoking and obesity rates
• Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 09 11

A recent message from the acting chief of professional staff at Bluewater Health offered a strong message about the dire need to decrease obesity… We need to listen to doctors and lower smoking and obesity rates   

 
 

MD Anderson’s Web-Based Anti-Smoking Program Targets Hispanic Youth
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 03 11

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s popular web-based teen prevention and smoking-cessation program, ASPIRE (A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience), now speaks Spanish.

… MD Anderson’s Web-Based Anti-Smoking Program Targets Hispanic Youth   
 
 

Smoking habits are transmitted from mother to daughter and father to son
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 28 11


“Fathers transmit their smoking habits to a statistically significant level to their sons, and the same is true of mothers and daughters. However, if… Smoking habits are transmitted from mother to daughter and father to son   

 
 

Smoking explains why Americans don’t live longer
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 26 11

Smoking and, to a smaller degree, obesity explain why Americans do not live as long as the French or Japanese, U.S. experts reported on… Smoking explains why Americans don’t live longer   

 
 
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