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Secondhand Smoke: Evidence Proves Ill Effects
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 04 07

Secondhand Smoke: Evidence Proves Ill Effects

The debate is over, according to a 2006 surgeon general’s report on secondhand smoke. Smoke from other people’s burning tobacco kills, and even brief… Secondhand Smoke: Evidence Proves Ill Effects   

 
 

New Mexico approves medical use of marijuana
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 03 07

New Mexico doctors are allowed to prescribe marijuana to help some seriously ill patients manage symptoms, including pain and nausea, under a bill signed… New Mexico approves medical use of marijuana   

 
 

Smokers Make Poorer Workers
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 29 07

Smokers perform worse at work than non-smokers, finds a study of US navy female service members published in Tobacco Control .

Smokers were also… Smokers Make Poorer Workers   

 
 

Tobacco and alcohol ‘are more dangerous than LSD
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 23 07

Alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than many illegal drugs including the hallucinogen LSD and the dance drug ecstasy, according to a new… Tobacco and alcohol ‘are more dangerous than LSD   

 
 

Smoking lowers Parkinson’s disease risk
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 20 07

A new study adds to the previously reported evidence that cigarette smoking protects against Parkinson’s disease. Specifically, the new research shows a temporal relationship… Smoking lowers Parkinson’s disease risk   

 
 

Giving up smoking: Log on, tune in, stub out
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 13 07

Freddy Jacquin’s clinic isn’t the first place you’d expect a world revolution to start. Tucked in the basement of his terraced Tunbridge Wells… Giving up smoking: Log on, tune in, stub out   

 
 

A short walk helps smokers quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 13 07

Smokers should do short bouts of exercise to help them resist the temptation to light up, say experts at the University of Exeter. A… A short walk helps smokers quit   

 
 

Using Morphine to Hasten Death Is a Myth, Says Doctor
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 02 07

Using morphine to end a person’s life is a myth, argues a senior doctor in a letter to this week’s BMJ.

It follows the… Using Morphine to Hasten Death Is a Myth, Says Doctor   

 
 

New study demonstrates nicotine’s role in smoking behavior
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 27 07

Tobacco dependence is the leading cause of mortality in Canada. Although most smokers express a desire to stop smoking, only a small number are… New study demonstrates nicotine’s role in smoking behavior   

 
 

Drugs help smokers quit, even if not first time
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 26 07

Smokers who use pills to try to kick the habit should keep trying, even if the drugs do not work at first, a U.S.… Drugs help smokers quit, even if not first time   

 
 

Smoking produces changes in human brain like those in animals using illicit drugs
• Brain • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 21 07

New research shows for the first time that smoking produces long-lasting biochemical changes in the human brain similar to those changes previously seen in… Smoking produces changes in human brain like those in animals using illicit drugs   

 
 

Indicators for risk of heart disease higher in passive smokers
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 13 07

Exposure to secondhand smoke at work, home or elsewhere results in a disproportionate rise in markers that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers… Indicators for risk of heart disease higher in passive smokers   

 
 

Blindness from Smoking Terrifies Teens, but Few Realise the Two Are Linked
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 06 07

Teenagers fear blindness more than lung cancer or stroke, but nine out of 10 don’t know that smoking can rob them of their sight… Blindness from Smoking Terrifies Teens, but Few Realise the Two Are Linked   

 
 

Opioid use at end of life does not hasten death
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 29 07

Effective use of opioids to control pain around the time of death does not appear to hasten death, contrary to general beliefs.

“Hospice providers,… Opioid use at end of life does not hasten death   

 
 

Family Programs Can Help Keep Kids From Smoking
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 25 07

A review of research on smoking prevention programs has turned up several family-based initiatives that helped keep children from becoming smokers.

Successful approaches included… Family Programs Can Help Keep Kids From Smoking   

 
 

Smoking ups risk of virus-related Hodgkin lymphoma
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 22 07

Smoking increases the risk of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in general and the risk of Epstein-Barr virus-positive Hodgkin’s lymphoma in particular, a study published in… Smoking ups risk of virus-related Hodgkin lymphoma   

 
 

Study Finds Association Between Tobacco Smoking and Increased Risk of TB
• Infections • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 16 07

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that causes an estimated 2 million deaths each year. The majority of those deaths occur in developing countries,… Study Finds Association Between Tobacco Smoking and Increased Risk of TB   

 
 

Genes, lifestyle raise macular degeneration risk
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • • Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 08 07

New research suggests that one’s genetic make-up interacts with two modifiable risk factors - obesity and smoking - to multiply the risk of developing… Genes, lifestyle raise macular degeneration risk   

 
 

Heavy smokers who cut back still take in more toxins than light smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 13 06

University of Minnesota tobacco researchers have found that heavy smokers who reduce their number of daily cigarettes still take in two to three times… Heavy smokers who cut back still take in more toxins than light smokers   

 
 

Tobacco Industry Prevention Ads May Actually Have Negative Effects on Teens
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 13 06

Tobacco company-sponsored anti-smoking advertising aimed at youths not only has no negative effect on teen smoking, it may actually encourage youngsters to smoke, according… Tobacco Industry Prevention Ads May Actually Have Negative Effects on Teens   

 
 

Ireland to ban sale of cigarettes in 10-packs
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 11 06

Ireland will ban the sale of cigarettes in packs of less than 20 from May 31 in a bid to discourage children from… Ireland to ban sale of cigarettes in 10-packs   

 
 

Smokers Risk More Painful and Progressive Osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 07 06

Smokers risk more painful and progressive osteoarthritis than non-smokers, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Osteoarthritis is… Smokers Risk More Painful and Progressive Osteoarthritis   

 
 

New research identifies gene important for nicotine’s effects on the brain
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 05 06

New research identifies an important gene that influences several aspects of nicotine-induced behaviors in the brain. The study, funded by National Institutes of Drug… New research identifies gene important for nicotine’s effects on the brain   

 
 

Smoking May Harm Male Fertility
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 04 06

Smoking may hamper a man’s fertility, according to a small study funded by cigarette company Philip Morris.

Scientists at the University of Buffalo… Smoking May Harm Male Fertility   

 
 

Halving daily cigarette quota has no health benefit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 28 06

According to new research smokers who believe they are reducing their risk for heart disease by cutting back on cigarettes, are kidding themselves.

The… Halving daily cigarette quota has no health benefit   

 
 
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