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First brain study reveals benefits of exercise on quitting smoking
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 10 09

First brain study reveals benefits of exercise on quitting smoking

Research from the University of Exeter reveals for the first time, that changes in brain activity, triggered by physical exercise, may help reduce cigarette… First brain study reveals benefits of exercise on quitting smoking   

 
 

Effects of Smoking Linked to Accelerated Aging Protein
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 06 09

A University of Iowa study is apparently the first to make a connection between a rare, hereditary premature aging disease and cell damage that… Effects of Smoking Linked to Accelerated Aging Protein   

 
 

Smokeless Tobacco Products Have Lower Risk of Adverse Health Effects than Cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 04 09

Each year, two thirds of smokers in the US say they want to quit smoking but less than 3% of those who try to… Smokeless Tobacco Products Have Lower Risk of Adverse Health Effects than Cigarettes   

 
 

Ex-smokers on their own in fending off a relapse
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 23 09

There’s no evidence that behavioral approaches help smokers who have recently quit to remain smoke-free, conclude the authors of a review of relapse prevention… Ex-smokers on their own in fending off a relapse   

 
 

Living with a smoker hard on tiny infants
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 19 09

Infants born at very low birth weights are at increased risk of lung ailments in the first 12 months of life, and a… Living with a smoker hard on tiny infants   

 
 

Health group blasts inaction on tobacco control
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 14 09

U.S. leaders failed to take meaningful steps to reduce smoking over the past year, with a tobacco regulation bill stalling in Congress and a… Health group blasts inaction on tobacco control   

 
 

Menthol Cigarettes Are More Addictive
• Addiction • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 09 09

Menthol cigarettes are harder to quit, particularly among African American and Latino smokers, according to researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of… Menthol Cigarettes Are More Addictive   

 
 

Alzheimer’s risk upped in senior smokers
• Brain • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 09 09

Older adults who smoke may face an elevated risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests.

In an analysis of two dozen previous… Alzheimer’s risk upped in senior smokers   

 
 

Nicotine gum effective for gradual smoking reduction and cessation
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 06 09

Nicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they… Nicotine gum effective for gradual smoking reduction and cessation   

 
 

Smokers with Stroke in the Family 6 Times More Likely to Have Stroke Too
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Jan 03 09

A new study shows that people who are smokers and have a family history of brain aneurysm appear to be significantly more likely to… Smokers with Stroke in the Family 6 Times More Likely to Have Stroke Too   

 
 

Tobacco firm used extensive strategy to undermine secondhand smoke policy in China
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 23 08

British American Tobacco (BAT), one of the world’s largest transnational tobacco companies (TTCs), carried out an extensive, multi-pronged strategy to undermine the health policy… Tobacco firm used extensive strategy to undermine secondhand smoke policy in China   

 
 

Tobacco company scientist gained access to WHO collaborating center
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 23 08

A new study of previously confidential tobacco industry documents shows that a Philip Morris scientist established close connections with a WHO Collaborating Centre in… Tobacco company scientist gained access to WHO collaborating center   

 
 

Quit-smoking program cuts postop complications
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 19 08

For smokers scheduled to undergo an operation, a smoking cessation program that starts shortly before surgery lowers the rate of postop complications, a Scandinavian… Quit-smoking program cuts postop complications   

 
 

Smoking Associated With Increased Risk for Colorectal Cancer and Death
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 16 08

Smoking Associated With Increased Risk for Colorectal Cancer and Death

An analysis of previous studies indicates that smoking is significantly associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer and death, according to an article… Smoking Associated With Increased Risk for Colorectal Cancer and Death   

 
 

Effort to Stop Smoking is More Intense for Women
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 08

No evidence can confirm if men or women have more success in efforts to stop smoking.

But, according to the December issue of Mayo… Effort to Stop Smoking is More Intense for Women   

 
 

Exposure to secondhand smoke reduced
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 02 08

As the connection between second-hand smoke and coronary heart disease (CHD) became clearer and legislation was passed to reduce such passive smoking, exposures have… Exposure to secondhand smoke reduced   

 
 

Smokeless tobacco may increase stroke risk
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Nov 28 08

Results of a new study suggest that the use of oral moist snuff, a type of smokeless tobacco widely used in Sweden that is… Smokeless tobacco may increase stroke risk   

 
 

Smoking, Teens and Their Parents: New Research
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 24 08

A new study found that adolescents were at the greatest risk of smoking when their parents began smoking at an early age and the… Smoking, Teens and Their Parents: New Research   

 
 

Smoking, Teens and Their Parents: New Research
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 21 08

A new study found that adolescents were at the greatest risk of smoking when their parents began smoking at an early age and the… Smoking, Teens and Their Parents: New Research   

 
 

Scientists are High on Idea that Marijuna Reduces Memory Impairment
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 19 08

The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging… Scientists are High on Idea that Marijuna Reduces Memory Impairment   

 
 

One More Reason to Quit: Smoking Causes Bladder Cancer
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 17 08

Smoking Causes Bladder Cancer

The Great American Smokeout is this Thursday, and the American Urological Association (AUA) gives smokers another good reason to quit: Smoking causes bladder cancer.… One More Reason to Quit: Smoking Causes Bladder Cancer   

 
 

Cigarette Smoke Could Alter Shape of Heart
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 14 08

Prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke can increase levels of the stress hormone norepinephrine and enzymes in the heart that have the potential to reshape… Cigarette Smoke Could Alter Shape of Heart   

 
 

Study Reveals Smoking’s Effect on Nurses’ Health, Death Rates
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 13 08

A new UCLA School of Nursing study is the first to reveal the devastating consequences of smoking on the nursing profession. Published in the… Study Reveals Smoking’s Effect on Nurses’ Health, Death Rates   

 
 

If You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis and You Smoke, Listen Up
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 26 08

Tossing your cigarettes may help control your rheumatoid arthritis, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting… If You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis and You Smoke, Listen Up   

 
 

ADHD appears to increase level of nicotine dependence in smokers
• Addiction • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 21 08

Young people with ADHD are not only at increased risk of starting to smoke cigarettes, they also tend to become more seriously addicted to… ADHD appears to increase level of nicotine dependence in smokers   

 
 
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