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Robbie Williams To Quit Smoking To Please Fiancee - March 3, 2010
The 'Angels' singer has already cut his habit from 60 cigarettes to ten a day as he is keen to get healthier in order to start a family with actress Ayda Field.
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Secondhand Smoke: Avoid Dangers In The Air You Breathe - March 2, 2010
The dangerous particles in secondhand smoke can linger in the air for hours. Breathing them even for a short time — as little as 20 or 30 minutes — can harm you in a variety of ways.
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Women Can Quit Smoking And Control Weight Gain - January 6, 2010
A new analysis of several studies shows that women who quit smoking while receiving treatment for weight control are better able to control their weight gain and are more successful at quitting cigarettes.
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ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

Smoking Remains Number One Cause of Home Fire Deaths - February 19, 2010
Each year, almost 1,000 civilians (smokers and non-smokers) are killed in home fires caused by cigarettes and other smoking materials. Smoking is the leading cause of home fire deaths in the United States, and has been for years.
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Coded to Obey Law, Lights Become Marlboro Gold - February 19, 2010
There are no health benefits from light cigarettes and ...they may be more dangerous because some people inhale them more deeply than regular cigarettes.
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Cigarette Ads Fuel Teens' Desire To Start Smoking - February 3, 2010
Kids with high exposure to tobacco advertising were twice as likely to have tried smoking and three times as likely to have smoked in the past month, compared to those with low exposure.
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Quitting Smoking Is Contagious, Pass It On! - February 1, 2010
Want to quit smoking for good? You may be more successful if you enlist a loved one to quit smoking with you.
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Smokers At Risk From Their Own 'Second-Hand' Smoke - February 1, 2010
The researchers found that environmental tobacco smoke may have a significant impact on smokers' health. For someone who smokes 14 cigarettes a day, their own second hand smoke resulted in exposure the equivalent of smoking an extra 2.6 cigarettes.
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Menthol May Be Nicotine's Partner In Addiction - February 1, 2010
Some researchers suspect that menthol allows smokers to take deeper drags or puffs on cigarettes, drawing in greater amounts of nicotine and its byproducts.
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Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke - January 19, 2010
Despite progress in establishing clean indoor air policies, 42 percent of U.S. children are still exposed to secondhand smoke each week, according to a new survey.
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FDA to Study Cigarette Ingredients - January 19, 2010
"Tobacco products today are really the only human-consumed product that we don't know what's in them," Lawrence R. Deyton, the director of the FDA's new Center for Tobacco Products, told AP.
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Rise of the Part-Time Smoker: Needs New Strategies to Learn To Quit - January 12, 2010
Smoking just a few cigarettes a day can be even harder to give up than a heavier habit, since each one carries more reward. "I think it's a trap—you're never learning other ways to cope."
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My QuitLine iPhone App Helps Smokers Quit With Evidence-Based Treatment - January 8, 2010
The My QuitLine app finally gives iPhone users access to an evidence-based method to help them quit smoking. The best part is that it is free and quitlines are proven to work. Now available for free download by searching under “My Quitline” or “quit smoking” from an iPhone or on iTunes.
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Smoking Increases Risk of Blindness in Old Age - January 5, 2010
"The take-home message is that it's never too late to quit smoking. We found that even older people's eyes will benefit from kicking the habit."
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Singer Pink desperate to quit smoking - December 28, 2009
Pop star Pink says she hates the smell and taste of cigarettes and that she desperately wants to get rid of her smoking habit.
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Editorial: An Investment To End Smoking - December 28, 2009
Pennsylvania unfortunately was singled out as one of the states making large cuts last year in antismoking efforts. . . That's the wrong path to take on such a key public-health issue, especially at a time of record revenues from tobacco taxes and continuing payouts from the 1998 tobacco settlement
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Ex-Deli owner gets 4 months for dealing in contraband smokes - December 18, 2009
When Gary Battaglini met with a guy named "Vinny" in spring 2002, Vinny told him he could supply him with cigarettes for $15 per carton and they wouldn't have tax stamps. Battaglini did not realize then that "Vinny" was really an FBI undercover agent who was secretly recording his conversations with the onetime South Philly delicatessen operator.
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Group Blasts PA and NJ for Underspending on Kids' Anti-Smoking Efforts - December 10, 2009
Every year, states receive billions of dollars from the tobacco settlement and from taxes on tobacco products. In part, that money is supposed to fund programs to keep kids from smoking, but a new report gives failing grades to many states -- including Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Waterpipes No Safer Than Cigarettes: Study - December 8, 2009
If you thought that smoking tobacco through a waterpipe was safer than cigarettes, think again: Compared to cigarette smoking, a waterpipe -- also called a hookah or shisha -- delivers more deadly carbon monoxide and roughly the same amount of addictive nicotine, according to a new study.
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Quitting Smoking Can Reverse Asthma-Inducing Changes In Lungs - December 8, 2009
Asthmatic smokers may be able to reverse some of the damage to their lungs that exacerbates asthmatic symptoms just by putting down their cigarettes.
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Is Smoking Tougher on Women? - November 5, 2009
Women may be more vulnerable than men to the carcinogens and other substances in cigarette smoke, a growing body of research suggests.
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Smoking During Pregnancy Boosts Problems in Kids - November 4, 2009
Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, which manifest as young as three years of age.
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Switch to 'Light' Cigarettes Makes Quitting Tougher - November 4, 2009
"Switching to 'light' cigarettes for any reason is associated with continuing to smoke," said study.
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A Doctor’s Word ~ Black Americans Can Escape The Smoking Trap - October 20, 2009
Smoking-related diseases are the number one killer of African Americans, and tobacco companies relentlessly market their product in the black community. But each year, many smokers do manage to quit.
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Federal Program Helps To Reduce Number Of Smokers In States - October 20, 2009
The program spent about $1,200 for each smoker who kicked the habit. Elizabeth A. Gilpin, a University of California researcher and a co-author of the study, called that cost "a real bargain." "Most smoking cessation programs will spend that (for each smoker)," said Gilpin. "That's just for a few hours of a counselor's time. When you think about what you save in health care costs, $1,200 is a real bargain."
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12 Reasons to Really Quit Smoking - October 20, 2009
Smoking may cloud the mind, bring on diabetes, stultify a sex life and lead to wrinkles ... everywhere.
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Exposure To Tobacco In Unborn Linked To Increased Risk Of Psychotic Symptoms In Later Adolescence - October 20, 2009
Researchers found a link between how much their mothers smoked in pregnancy and the risk of psychotic symptoms in children.
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Candy and Fruit Flavored Cigarettes Now Illegal in United States - September 22, 2009
The FDA's ban on candy and fruit-flavored cigarettes highlights the importance of reducing the number of children who start to smoke, and who become addicted to dangerous tobacco products.
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Middle Aged Men Lose 10 To 15 Years Of Life If They Smoke, Have High Blood Pressure And Cholesterol - September 22, 2009
A large study found that middle aged men who smoke, have high blood pressure and high cholesterol can expect to live 10 to 15 years less than their healthy counterparts.
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Various Reasons Behind Teen Smoking - September 22, 2009
Researchers found that the risk factors for youth smoking are so varied -- ranging from self-esteem and parental smoking to alcohol use, age, and level of academic success -- that interventions need to be highly individualized
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Top Tips For Healthy And Young Looking Skin - September 22, 2009
The Mayo Clinic suggests that exposure to heat from burning cigarettes damages facial skin and that certain smoking behaviours contribute to wrinkles, because of the repetitive facial expressions that smokers make, such as pursing the lips on inhaling and squinting their eyes to keep the smoke out.
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MS Patients Who Smoke Show More Brain Atrophy - August 26, 2009
Persons with multiple sclerosis who smoked for a little as six months during their lifetime had more destruction of brain tissue and more brain atrophy than MS patients who never smoked.
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Heart Risks Rise With Smokeless Tobacco - August 26, 2009
Smokeless tobacco increases the risk of fatal heart attack and stroke, say researchers who reviewed the results of 11 studies conducted in North America and Sweden.
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Smoking Linked To Sleep Problems - August 26, 2009
Cigarette smokers are four times as likely as nonsmokers to report feeling unrested after a night’s sleep.
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FDA And Health Experts Warn Against Use of E-cigarettes - July 29, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that laboratory tests on popular smoking devices known as electronic cigarettes have found they contain carcinogens and other toxic chemicals dangerous to humans.
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Ban On Tobacco Urged In Military - July 29, 2009
One in three service members use tobacco compared with one in five adult Americans. The heaviest smokers are soldiers and Marines, who have done most of the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Combat veterans are 50% more likely to use tobacco than troops who haven't seen combat.
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Both Good/bad Movie Characters Who Smoke Influence Teens To Do The Same - July 10, 2009
It's alluring for 'good' kids to emulate the 'bad' characters on the movie screen," said a team of researchers at Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) who have been studying the connections between popular culture and risky behavior in adolescents.
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Home Smoking Rules Affect Students - July 10, 2009
Students whose parents did not ban smoking were more likely to try smoking and smoke daily, and less likely to feel that smoking was dangerous to their health.
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Obama Signs Bill Putting Tobacco Products Under FDA Oversight - June 23, 2009
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act gives the FDA power to ban candy-flavored and fruit-flavored cigarettes, widely considered appealing to first-time smokers, including youths.
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Historic Vote Moves FDA Closer to Regulating Tobacco - June 12, 2009
“Tobacco use is a contributing factor to dozens of diseases and conditions that impact Americans, and accounts for $96 billion each year in health care costs. This groundbreaking legislation is a big investment in prevention that will help all Americans lead healthier lives.”
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Tobacco Regulation, At Last - June 12, 2009
After more than a decade of struggle — and countless smoking-related deaths — the Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill on Thursday that gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products.
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Stay Quit, Get Fit Helps Former Smokers Get Healthy and Stay Healthy - June 12, 2009
Stay Quit, Get Fit combines quitting smoking with working out for people who did not previously exercise regularly.
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The Hidden Dangers of Cigars - June 2, 2009
Smoking cigars is linked to cancers that develop along the route the smoke travels—from the lips to the tongue and through the mouth and throat to the lungs.
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Strapped States Cut Smoking-Prevention Funds - June 1, 2009
Cash-strapped state governments are slashing funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs in a move anti-tobacco groups say could backfire, costing taxpayers later for treatment of tobacco-related illnesses among people who might've quit.
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Years of Heavy Smoking Raises Heart Risks - June 1, 2009
Highlighting the negative impact tobacco use has on cardiovascular health, researchers say that heavy smokers were 2.5 times more likely to die than their non-smoking peers.
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Cigarettes In Popular Films Are Target For Health Groups - May 28, 2009
The advocacy arm of the American Medical Association has unveiled a summer-long campaign intended to publicly shame movie studios for depicting images of smoking in their mass-appeal movies. Teens are speaking up too.
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Ending Big Tobacco's Quest For Its Next Generation Of Smokers Now In Hands Of The U.S. Senate - May 27, 2009
This legislation will provide the FDA with the authority to stop the tobacco companies from advertising to children, making misleading health claims about their deadly products and from manipulating their products to make them increasingly more addictive.
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Tobacco Companies Lose Appeal - May 26, 2009
A federal appeals court on Friday agreed with the major elements of a 2006 landmark ruling that found the nation’s top tobacco companies guilty of racketeering and fraud for deceiving the public about the dangers of smoking.
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1 in 5 US Deaths Attributed to Smoking, High BP - May 10, 2009
Want to reduce your risk of dying prematurely? Don't smoke and keep a healthy blood pressure level.
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Tobacco Is Toxic For Toto Too - April 20, 2009
The American Legacy Foundation(R) is challenging pet owners to quit smoking for their pets during the month of April, which kicks off Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. A growing body of research shows there are no safe levels of exposure to secondhand smoke -- for humans or for animals.
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President Obama Signs Legislation, Increasing Federal Cigarette Tax - April 20, 2009
Benefits and Healthcare Cost Savings for Pennsylvania from federal tax increase on cigarettes Fewer kids becoming addicted adults = 92,100 Future state health care savings = Two billion dollars
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Where There’s Smoke There’s Ire - April 20, 2009
Even if some people decide to ignore the risks of smoking, the FDA could regulate the levels of tar, nicotine and nearly 50 other cigarette components that are known to cause cancer.
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House Passes Bill Giving FDA Power Over Tobacco Ads, Sales - April 2, 2009
Among other things, the bill would give the FDA the authority to require the posting of larger warning labels on cigarette cartons and other tobacco products
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Patients Who Gave Up Smoking Had Half As Many Complications After Surgery - March 30, 2009
Smokers are prone to developing a number of complications after surgery, ranging from impaired wound and bone healing to life-threatening pulmonary and cardiovascular problems.
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Staying Smoke-Free: How To Avoid A Smoking Relapse - March 30, 2009
You feel good about giving up smoking. And you want to make sure you stay smoke-free. Use these tips to keep on track and avoid a smoking relapse.
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Emmaus asks Health Publisher Rodale To Keep Smokers Out Of Its Park - March 30, 2009
Emmaus Borough Council isn't happy, saying the workers are littering Furnace Dam Park with their cigarette butts, leaving the mess for the borough to clean up.
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Teens From Smoke-Free homes Carry on the Tradition - March 10, 2009
Teens who live in homes with smoking bans are apt to choose a similar living arrangement when they move into their own place, a new study has found.
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Persistent Electronic Warnings Push Some Smokers to Quit - March 10, 2009
Go ahead. Nag, nag, nag. It might do some good after all. The more smokers worry about health risks, the more they will contemplate quitting, according to a new study in The Journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Warning messages create worry that can nudge smokers down that road.
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Smoking Prevention Campaign is Saving Millions - March 10, 2009
Truth®, the nations' largest youth smoking prevention campaign, saved $1.9 billion or more in health care costs associated with tobacco use.
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Winston Man Sues Cigarette Company Over Throat and Lung Cancer - February 17, 2009
Forty years ago, Mr Landers posed on billboards and in magazines, portraying cigarette smoking as stylish.
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Can’t stop smoking? Do it for Fido! - February 13, 2009
Studies have linked exposure to second-hand smoke to lymphoma in cats, and nasal cancer and lung cancer in dogs.
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Smokeless Tobacco May Not Help Smokers Quit - February 12, 2009
Cultural factors appear to influence whether smokeless tobacco can help smokers quit cigarettes, contends a new study.
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Smoking Linked To Changes In Maternal And Fetal Thyroid Function - January 23, 2009
Cigarette smoking was associated with lower maternal and fetal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, as well as other changes in maternal and fetal thyroid function.
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Budget Woes Expose Rifts Over Tobacco Money - January 13, 2009
A desperate Florida stands poised to raid its tobacco settlement endowment, cutting it by more than half to help close a huge budget gap brought on by the economic downturn.
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Smoking Quadruples Risk For Vision-Stealing Eye Disease - January 12, 2009
Age-related macular degeneration affects your eyes, and gradually destroys your sharp central vision you need for seeing objects clearly for things like reading, driving, and even recognizing faces.
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Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke - January 5, 2009
Despite progress in establishing clean indoor air policies, 42 percent of U.S. children are still exposed to secondhand smoke each week, according to a new survey.
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Smoking Ban Leads To Major Drop In Heart Attacks - January 5, 2009
A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is....
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A New Cigarette Hazard: ‘Third-Hand Smoke’ - January 5, 2009
Third-hand smoke is the term being used to describe the invisible yet toxic brew of gases and particles clinging to smokers’ hair and clothing that lingers long after second-hand smoke....
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Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk - December 17, 2008
Adding to the long list of cancers caused by smoking, Italian researchers report that the risk of getting colorectal cancer is higher in smokers, as is the risk of dying from that disease.
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Teen Smoking Rates Decline - December 15, 2008
Tobacco companies that marketed “light” cigarettes may be sued for fraud, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a 5-to-4 decision that will bolster dozens of lawsuits claiming billions of dollars....
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Teen Smoking Rates Decline - December 15, 2008
Teen smoking rates dropped in 2008 and are now lower than they’ve been since the early 1990s, according to an annual survey of adolescent behavior.
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Newborns Exposed To Maternal Smoking More Irritable - December 2, 2008
A baby who is harder to soothe and more irritable could be more difficult to take care of and could potentially affect the developing mother-child relationship....
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Annual Report To The Nation Finds Declines In Cancer Incidence And Death Rates - November 26, 2008
For the first time since 1998, both incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and women....
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Experts Say New Tobacco Product Targets Young Adults - November 24, 2008
New research at West Virginia University is examining whether a smokeless, spitless tobacco product aimed at young adults is catching on.
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Health Groups Lash U.S. States Over Tobacco Efforts - November 19, 2008
U.S. states have not lived up to their commitment to devote a major portion of their huge legal settlement with the tobacco industry a decade ago on anti-smoking efforts....
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Smoking Poses Health Threat On All Fronts For Soldiers - November 13, 2008
Military personnel are more than twice as likely to smoke or chew tobacco as U.S. civilians. About half of those surveyed said they didn't use tobacco until they joined the service....
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Smoking, Drinking Harmful To Students' GPAs - November 13, 2008
New research from the University of Minnesota concludes that smoking and binge drinking can cause significant drops in undergraduate grade-point averages.
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Healthier Future Begins When You Quit Tobacco Use - November 13, 2008
Tobacco is responsible for more than 430,000 deaths each year - about 50 deaths per hour.
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African-Americans Smoke Less In Teens, Catch Up By 30s - November 13, 2008
African-Americans are much less likely to smoke than whites are during their teens. However, a new study finds that most of this advantage disappears by mid-adulthood.
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Study Says Nicotine Replacement Safe In Pregnancy - November 7, 2008
A new study suggests that women who use nicotine patches or gum during pregnancy do not increase the risk of stillbirth....
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Smoke-Free Campuses On The Rise In U.S. - November 6, 2008
The number of smoke-free college campuses in the U.S. has grown to at least 140 in recent years, USA Today reported Oct. 13.
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Today’s Smokers More Addicted To Nicotine - October 28, 2008
Smokers who are seeking medical treatment to give up cigarettes are more highly addicted to nicotine than smokers who sought help two decades ago, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Children May Be More Affected By Second-Hand Smoke Than Adults - October 20, 2008
A new study evidence that the carbon monoxide levels of children exposed to second-hand smoke are often similar to that of active adult smokers...
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Smoking May Be Linked To A Higher Cognitive Decline - October 16, 2008
When compared to non-smokers, researchers found that smokers scored lower in global cognitive function, speed, and flexibility at middle age.
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Light Cigarettes' Nicotine Punch Same As Regular Smokes - October 16, 2008
The problem is that sometimes people buy a light cigarette, and they inhale them more deeply or they smoke more of them....
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Nicotine Found To Spur Breast Cancer Growth - October 16, 2008
Nicotine, whether absorbed by smoking cigarettes or inhaling second-hand smoke, may promote tumor growth and the spread of breast cancer, a study found.
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Another Reason Not To Smoke: Exploding Artery Walls - October 16, 2008
If there weren't enough reasons to avoid smoking, researchers have found that if you smoke, your artery walls are significantly more likely to explode and kill you....
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Cigarette Packs To Show Graphic Warnings - October 9, 2008
Graphic pictures showing the health effects of smoking began appearing on cigarette packs in Britain on Wednesday as part of a government initiative to deter people from picking up the habit.
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When Doctors, And Even Santa, Endorsed Tobacco - October 9, 2008
PEOPLE who remember when tobacco advertising was a prominent part of the media landscape probably recollect that athletes like Mickey Mantle routinely endorsed cigarettes.
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Suits Claim Wide Reach of Cigarettes From Tribes - October 1, 2008
In New York City, tax-free cigarettes from the American Indian reservations fuel a particularly active underground tobacco economy, law enforcement officials say.
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Big Tobacco’s Grip on Colleges and Students Still Holding Strong - September 26, 2008
College students are falling victim to aggressive tobacco industry marketing tactics as one in five continue to smoke, according to a new report released today by the American Lung Association.
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New Findings On The Consequences Of Smoking - September 26, 2008
Researchers at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine in Baltimore led by Dr. John Cole discovered that young female smokers have a higher risk of being affected by a stroke.
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Exercise Effective In Helping Pregnant Women Kick The Habit - September 23, 2008
Exercise can reduce the cravings experienced by smokers and there is some evidence to show that it can help non-pregnant women to quit.
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Secondhand Smoke Tied To Artery Disease In Women - September 23, 2008
Exposure to secondhand smoke is an important risk factor for peripheral arterial disease, which affects arteries in the legs and may lead to amputation if severe....
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Stopping Smoking Reduces Postoperative Complications - September 20, 2008
Patients who stop smoking four weeks before an operation reduce the risk of complications, according to a doctoral thesis....
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Docs Don't Deliver - September 10, 2008
While everyone knows that smoking is bad for you and that smoking while pregnant is bad for baby, too, pregnant smokers don't receive much help from their physicians to quit smoking....
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Governor Rendell Signs Bill Restricting Smoking In PA - September 8, 2008
Governor Edward G. Rendell today signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act, which will protect Pennsylvanians from the deadly health effects of secondhand smoke in most public places....
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Women Lose Much More Than Men If They Smoke, Study Finds - September 4, 2008
Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said Tuesday. In fact, women who smoke have heart attacks more than a dozen years earlier....
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Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy During Pregnancy - August 27, 2008
New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology examines whether NRT is safe to use during pregnancy.
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Tobacco Control Program Saved Billions In Health - August 27, 2008
California's state tobacco program resulted in a 50-to-1 return on investment over 15 years, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.
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NCI Study Examines Impact Of Cigarettes On TV - August 27, 2008
The National Cancer Institute concluded that there is a causal relationship between depictions of smoking in the mass media and youth smoking, and that there is a causal relationship between cigarette advertising and increased tobacco use.
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Tobacco Firms Kept Quiet On Polonium Role In Cigarettes - August 27, 2008
Some of the world's biggest tobacco firms researched the lethal radioactive substance polonium – present in cigarettes – over a 40-year period but never published the results....
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EU To Require Fire-Safe, Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes By 2011 - August 20, 2008
All cigarettes sold in Europe by 2011 will be required to be ``fire-safe' brands that automatically go out if not puffed on for a minute, the European Commission said.
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Take Away Their Menthols? Is That Cool? - August 20, 2008
Smoking menthol cigarettes has become politically charged as Congress considers legislation that would give the federal government the power to regulate tobacco products for the first time.
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Want A Face-Lift? First, Better Stop Smoking - August 15, 2008
For the last 5 to 10 years, many plastic and cosmetic surgeons have refused to operate on smokers, especially those seeking a face-lift, tummy tuck, or breast-lift....
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Alicia Keys Asks Cigarette Maker To Stop Branding Show - August 11, 2008
Philip Morris International has pulled down billboards and posters promoting an Alicia Keys concert Thursday in Indonesia's capital after the singer protested the cigarette company's sponsorship.
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Study Supports Health Benefits Of Smoking Ban - July 31, 2008
A new study from Scotland provides what public-health experts in the U.S. say is the strongest evidence yet that public bans on smoking improve health....
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Drugstore Tobacco Sales Under Fire - July 31, 2008
Antismoking advocates are taking the battle against cigarettes to the aisles of pharmacies as well as retailers with in-store health clinics....
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Smoking Linked To More Rapid MS Progression - July 29, 2008
A study suggests that smoking accelerates the progression of MS from an illness with occasional symptom-free periods to an unrelenting, worsening condition.
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Blacks In Congress Split Over Menthol Cigarettes - July 25, 2008
The Congressional Black Caucus has not severed its financial ties to big tobacco. And that can complicate matters when the political discussion involves smoking’s impact on African-Americans.
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Local Litter Prevention Group Cracks Down on Cigarette Butts - July 23, 2008
At Love Park on Tuesday, the "Keep Philadelphia Beautiful" organization launched a new campaign to remind smokers that cigarette butts are litter too. Efforts were continuing on Wednesday at City Hall.
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Teen Smokers Struggle To Kick The Habit - July 20, 2008
Most teenagers who smoke cigarettes make repeated attempts to quit but most are unsuccessful, according to new research from the Université de Montréal and funded by the Canadian Cancer Society.
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Tax Increases Prompt Smokers To Quit - July 20, 2008
Tax increases are the most effective measure known to reduce demand for tobacco, according to reports published by the CDC....
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Menthol Dose Manipulated, Study Says - July 17, 2008
A new Harvard study claims that the tobacco industry in recent years has manipulated menthol levels in cigarettes to hook youngsters and maintain loyalty among smoking adults.
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Public Bans Credited For Decline In Secondhand Smoke - July 10, 2008
Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since the early 1990s, according to a government study.
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Survey Finds Smokers Suffer More Back Pain - July 8, 2008
Smokers or former smokers suffer chronic back pain much more often than do non-smokers.
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Smokeless Tobacco Can Also Increase Cancer Risk - July 3, 2008
Although users of smokeless tobacco products (STPs) likely have a lower cancer risk than smokers, they are still increasing their risk of developing several types of cancer.
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Smoking Costs The Earth Too - July 3, 2008
It's a year since smoking was banned from enclosed public places but another threat may have been made worse as a result of the legislation. Cigarettes are the principal source of street litter....
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States Slack Off On Snuffing Out Teen Smoking - July 3, 2008
A funny thing happened on the way to stamping out teen smoking: The more the nation learned about how to do it, the less some states have done.
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SmokeFree England One Year On - Report Shows Health Benefits - July 2, 2008
More people are trying to quit smoking, the air in pubs and bars is cleaner and rates of compliance with smokefree laws remain high, according to a new survey....
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Some Poor Households Opt For Cigarettes Over Food - July 2, 2008
Cigarettes or adequate food is a tough choice for some poor families, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Egypt's New Tools In War On Smoking: Stark Warnings On Impotence - June 16, 2008
Starting Aug. 1, cigarette labels in Egypt will be required to carry images of the effects of smoking: a dying man in an oxygen mask, a coughing child, and a limp cigarette symbolizing impotence.
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Cigarette Smoking Down; Other Tobacco Use Up - June 16, 2008
Cigarette sales have been declining at a steady clip in recent years, but cheaper forms of tobacco have become more popular at the same time.
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Physicians’ Group Furious at Cigars in ‘Hulk’ Movie - June 16, 2008
The American Medical Association is hulking mad at Marvel Studios.
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Cigarette Bill Treats Menthol With Leniency - June 16, 2008
Some public health experts are questioning why menthol, the most widely used cigarette flavoring and the most popular cigarette choice of African-American smokers....
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Hooked On Hookah? - June 11, 2008
Hookah smoking is no longer just an activity for the inquisitive caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland.
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Smoking Also Not Good For Memory - June 10, 2008
French researchers have identified a link between smoking and poor memories among middle-aged adults. The results of their study appear in the June 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Cigarettes Whisked Out Of Sight In Canada - June 9, 2008
Shop owners in Ontario, Quebec and a few other provinces must now hide tobacco products from their customers under rules that will cover most of Canada by year-end....
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Quitting Smoking Increases The Chance Of Staying Sober - June 5, 2008
Many experts believe that it's important to counsel alcohol-dependent individuals to give up smoking as well as drinking not just to improve their health, but also....
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Ban All Tobacco Advertising Says WHO - June 2, 2008
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging all governments to to clamp down on the tobacco industry's efforts to attract young people through "sophisticated marketing."
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Parents' Role In Protecting Children From Secondhand Smoke - May 29, 2008
Parents can play a crucial role in protecting their children's health, simply by not smoking in their presence.
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Number of States with Smoking Bans Triples, CDC Says - May 26, 2008
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 25 states had completely banned smoking from private-sector workplaces, restaurants, and/or bars by 2007....
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Smoking Linked to Early Onset of Pancreatic Cancer - May 22, 2008
While the average age of onset for pancreatic cancer is between ages 70 and 80, long-term heavy smokers developed the disease an average of seven years earlier than nonsmokers.
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Link Between Ear Infections And Passive Smoking - May 22, 2008
A new report from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found a strong link between childhood ear infections and exposure to tobacco smoke.
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Friends Help Friends Kick The Habit - May 22, 2008
The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers has found that a smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did.
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Florida County: Smokers Need Not Apply - May 20, 2008
Citing the burden they place on taxpayers who pay for government workers' health insurance, Sarasota County officials announced Monday that they no longer will hire smokers.
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A Flavoring Seen As A Means Of Marketing To Blacks - May 13, 2008
No one really knows how the African-American preference for menthol cigarettes developed in the first place.
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Researcher Who Helped Create Nicotine Patch Dies - May 13, 2008
Murray Jarvik, a psychopharmacologist who was instrumental in the development of the nicotine patch, died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 84.
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Eateries' Smoking Ban Is Dissuading Teens - May 6, 2008
Restaurant smoking bans may be as powerful as peers or parents in the battle to keep teenagers from becoming smokers, a new study suggests.
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Aging: Smoking, Drinking and Alzheimer’s Risk - April 24, 2008
People who are on a path to develop Alzheimer’s disease may hasten its arrival if they drink or smoke too much, researchers say.
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Atlantic City Tightens Curb on Smoking - April 24, 2008
Ending a battle of more than a year, the City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to ban smoking on the gambling floor at all 11 Atlantic City casinos, starting on Oct. 15.
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Smoking Early In Pregnancy Raises Risks Of Heart Defects In Newborns - April 8, 2008
"The indisputable fact is that women who smoke during pregnancy put themselves and their unborn babies at risk for other health problems," said Margaret Honein, Ph.D., MPH...
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Physically Active Smokers More Likely To Kick The Habit - April 3, 2008
Physically active smokers might have greater success quitting smoking than those who are more sedentary, according to a new study from the University of Toronto in Canada.
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Polluted Mexico City Bans Smoking - April 3, 2008
Mexico City on Thursday banned cigarette smoking in all public places, from bars to office buildings, to reduce the amount of carcinogens inhaled by residents of the smog-filled capital.
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Many Moms Use Cigarettes, Marijuana, Alcohol During Pregnancy - March 20, 2008
Despite public health campaigns, a surprising number of women continue to use substances such as tobacco, marijuana and alcohol during pregnancy.
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Quit Smoking For A Relaxed Baby - March 19, 2008
Women who give up smoking in pregnancy have more relaxed children, according to a recently published study of 18,000 babies....
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Tobacco Bill Targets Use By Teens - March 17, 2008
Teenagers less than 19 years old would be banned from smoking in public under a bill passed by the New Jersey Assembly.
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It's Never Too Late To Quit - March 7, 2008
Many people spend a lifetime trying to give up smoking, but there is good news for older smokers from research carried out at the Peninsula Medical School in South West England.
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Studies Expose Health Hazards Of Hookah Use - March 4, 2008
The ancient custom of smoking hookah hasn’t typically raised health concerns among college students. But recent studies reveal that this pastime poses more risks than people realize....
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Careless Smoking Fires Taking A Toll - February 25, 2008
Annually, 1,000 Americans die in smoking-related home fires. Fires started by burning tobacco products are the leading cause of residential fire deaths.
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Earlier Colon Cancer Screening Recommended For Smokers - February 14, 2008
New evidence suggests screening for colorectal cancer, which is now recommended to begin at age 50 for most people, should start five to 10 years earlier....
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Smokeless Tobacco Ads Continue To Target Youths - February 12, 2008
The Smokeless Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (STMSA) has had a limited effect on the advertising of smokeless tobacco products to youth.
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In Adolescents, Addiction To Tobacco Comes Easy - February 12, 2008
We have long assumed that kids got addicted because they were smoking 5 or 10 cigarettes a day. Now we know that they risk addiction after trying a cigarette just once.
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How To Know If You’re Hooked - February 12, 2008
Take this test and find out if you are hooked on tobacco. Even one "yes" means you are already addicted to cigarettes.
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Smoking Found To Disrupt Sleep - February 5, 2008
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine found that smokers are four times as likely as nonsmokers to report trouble sleeping and feeling rested the next day.
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Some Campuses Decide Tobacco Company Money Is ‘Tainted’ - February 4, 2008
Officials at the University of Texas became uneasy when they realized that a reliable donor —the parent company of Philip Morris — wanted a more prominent role in sponsoring events....
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Tobacco Taking Massive Toll On World's Children - January 24, 2008
A new global survey finds troubling rates of tobacco use, and even higher rates of exposure to secondhand smoke, among children around the world.
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Cigarette Smoke May Enhance HPV And Increase Risk Of Cervical Cancer - January 23, 2008
For the first time, researchers suggest a direct interaction between cigarette smoke carcinogens and the human papillomavirus that may lead to increased risk of cervical cancer.
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Court Will Hear 'Light' Cigarettes Case - January 23, 2008
The Supreme Court has agreed to a cigarette maker's request to decide whether tobacco companies can be sued under state law for allegedly deceptive advertising of "light" cigarettes.
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Heeding Familiar Advice May Add Years to Your Life - January 22, 2008
The advice is as sound as it is familiar: avoid smoking, exercise, and eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Now researchers have figured out exactly how many years these habits will add to your life.
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Smokeless Tobacco Not Risk-Free - January 15, 2008
Smokeless tobacco products contain almost 30 ingredients known to cause cancer. A recent study linked smokeless tobacco to cancers of the mouth and pancreas, as well as oral problems....
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Russia Combats Smoking Culture - January 14, 2008
The Russian government is taking steps to address smoking by banning all tobacco advertising. Hundreds of thousands of people in Russia die each year from smoking-related illnesses....
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Scientists Warn Hookahs More Harmful Than Cigarettes - January 14, 2008
Medical scientists in Egypt have found that shisha (hookah) smoking poses a greater health threat than cigarettes, contrary to popular belief among water pipe smokers.
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A Good Example For Fighting Tobacco - January 9, 2008
The vast majority of all smokers had their first cigarette before the age of 18. That’s why the key to reducing overall tobacco use is to prevent it in the young.
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Wegmans To Stop Selling Cigarettes - January 7, 2008
Wegmans, the Rochester-based supermarket chain, will no longer sell tobacco products, including cigarettes, starting February 10.
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Hookah Delivers Carbon Monoxide Equivalent Of A Pack Of Cigarettes - January 4, 2008
An hour spent smoking a hookah, or water pipe, delivers as much carbon monoxide to the user as smoking a pack of cigarettes....
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France Bans Smoking In Cafes, Clubs - January 4, 2008
France bans smoking in cafes, hotels and clubs on Jan. 1, stamping out the habit popularized by Jean-Paul Sartre puffing Gauloises in hazy brasseries.
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Research Shows What Works To Cut Smoking Rates - January 4, 2008
Graphic warning labels on packages, bans on cigarette advertising and legislating are among the most effective ways to discourage smoking
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Thank You For Smoking - January 3, 2008
While Washington is encouraging Americans to quit, it has been helping big tobacco push cigarette smoking in other countries....
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Over Half Of All Cancers Can Be Prevented By Lifestyle Choices - January 2, 2008
Nearly half of all Americans make New Year's resolutions, most of them health-related. Stop smoking. Start exercising. Eat better. Unfortunately, only 10 to 15 percent of these resolutions are ever kept.
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Babies Exposed To Secondhand Smoke At Higher Risk For Allergies - December 19, 2007
Babies exposed to secondhand smoke are almost twice as likely to develop allergies to inhaled allergens such as animal hair as infants who are not exposed to tobacco smoke.
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Participation In Organized High School Activities Lowers Smoking Risk Three Years - December 8, 2007
Students who participate in high school sports or individual physical activity are less likely to smoke than their classmates.
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Accentuating The Positive - December 7, 2007
Playing up the benefits of quitting smoking is more effective in getting people to quit than emphasizing the problems associated with continuing to smoke.
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Smoking In The Military - November 30, 2007
On November 11, the country celebrated Veterans' Day. What many do not know is that tens of thousands of our brave troops face another deadly health risk.
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New Study Examines How Secondhand Smoke Damages Lungs - November 29, 2007
For the first time, researchers have identified structural damage to the lungs caused by secondhand cigarette smoke.
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Once A Mainstay Of Magazines, Cigarette Makers Drop Print Ads - November 29, 2007
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company disclosed this week that it would run no ads in 2008 in consumer magazines and newspapers for cigarette brands like Camel, Winston and Pall Mall.
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From Smoking Boom, a Major Killer of Women - November 29, 2007
For Jean Rommes, the crisis came five years ago, on a Monday morning when she had planned to go to work but wound up in the hospital, barely able to breathe.
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Smoking Obscures Tests For Down Syndrome - November 26, 2007
Smoking during the first stage of pregnancy affects the levels of chemicals in the blood that are used for Down syndrome screening, and this could lead to misleading results.
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Stubbing Out A Habit - November 19, 2007
Though far from a cure-all, the drug Chantix is proving to be a powerful aid in weaning smokers from their cigarettes.
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Senators To Study 'Light' Cigarettes - November 13, 2007
The nation's largest tobacco company knew as early as the 1970s that smokers of light cigarettes took larger puffs that delivered greater amounts of tar, according to a newly released memo.
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New Research Suggest Smoking May Be Adding To Global TB Burden - November 12, 2007
According to research presented at a global lung health conference in Cape Town, smoking may be responsible for up to a fifth of tuberculosis (TB) infections and deaths worldwide.
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Detecting Lung Cancer - November 9, 2007
Thanksgiving is a time for counting our blessings, but for too many families the spirit of the season will be diminished by the loss of a loved one to lung cancer.
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U.S. Smoking Rate Levels Off - November 9, 2007
After declining for seven years, national smoking rates have remained steady at nearly 21% from 2004 to 2006, prompting concern that progress in curtailing smoking has stalled.
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Antismoking Vaccine Is Showing Promise - November 8, 2007
A vaccine that robs smokers of the nicotine buzz from cigarettes showed promise in midstage testing and may someday offer a radically new way to kick a dangerous habit.
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Studies Show Smoking Harms Women More Than Men - November 5, 2007
Smoking is a more harmful behavior for women compared to men. This is especially so in regards to the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease....
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Smokefree England - The First Three Months - November 5, 2007
The introduction of smokefree workplaces and public places has run smoothly. People are particularly enjoying a healthier atmosphere in all workplaces including pubs and clubs....
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A New Arena In The Fight Over Smoking: The Home - November 5, 2007
Jill and Joanie Shockley just want to breathe clean air in their homes. Neighboring tenants want to smoke in theirs.
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Shisha Smoking Is More Harmful Than Cigarettes - November 2, 2007
A report from the French national laboratory revealed that smoking shisha gives off as much carbon monoxide as 15 to 52 cigarettes and as much tar as 27 to 102 cigarettes.
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Research Shows Teenagers Start Smoking To Lose Weight - October 29, 2007
Although smoking rates in teenagers has been down for years, researchers have found that girls are starting to smoke in the hope of losing weight.
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Early Deaths From Smoking Will Soon Double, Says Report - October 23, 2007
An international conference of health workers in Beijing heard that the current worldwide total of premature deaths caused by tobacco is set to double....
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The Art Of Deadly Seduction - October 17, 2007
The newest cigarette made specifically for women comes wrapped in a shiny black package with borders in feminine shades of pink and teal. "Light & luscious," the text promises invitingly.
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Tobacco Industry Deceit Claimed - October 16, 2007
Cigarette makers tried to undermine evidence that secondhand smoke causes cardiovascular disease, according to a review of once-secret tobacco industry documents.
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Secondhand Smoke Threatens PA Casino Employees - October 15, 2007
Nearly 1,800 nonsmoking Pennsylvania casino employees will die from lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses caused by secondhand smoke....
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Crib Deaths Linked to Maternal Smoking - October 15, 2007
A new report finds that nine of 10 "crib death" cases involve babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy.
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California Bans Smoking In Cars With Kids - October 11, 2007
California motorists will risk fines of up to $100 next year if they are caught smoking in cars with minors, making their state the third to protect children in vehicles from secondhand smoke.
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People With Disabilities Smoke More - October 4, 2007
Americans with disabilities smoke more than everyone else, according to the first national study to compare smoking rates between the two groups.
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FDA Chief Criticizes Tobacco Regulation Bill - October 4, 2007
The Bush administration's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief this week strongly criticized a bill that would give his agency the power to regulate tobacco products.
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More Hollywood Studios Say ‘No Smoking’ - October 1, 2007
Hollywood studios have become divided lately in confronting one of the entertainment industry’s touchiest issues: smoking in movies that reach the young.
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17 Million Cancer Deaths Predicted By 2030 Because Of Smoking - September 25, 2007
The head of the United Nations cancer agency has said that cancer deaths will more than double to 17 million people each year by 2030....
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Some Oral Surgery Procedures Damaged By Smoking - September 20, 2007
A study in the September issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) found that smokers had less desirable long term results following periodontal plastic surgery than non-smokers.
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Pregnant Smokers May Suffer Depression - September 11, 2007
New research suggests that whilst more than one in 10 pregnant women smoke many may also suffer from depression, which makes giving up smoking even harder.
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Heart Attacks Tumble After Irish Smoking Ban - September 4, 2007
Ireland's rate of heart attacks fell by around a tenth in the year following the introduction of the world's first nationwide ban on workplace smoking, boosting the case for more similar bans....
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Smokers' Babies More Likely to Have Finger, Toe Deformities - August 20, 2007
Pregnant women who smoke half a pack of cigarettes a day or more increase the risk of delivering a baby with deformed, extra or missing fingers or toes.
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Smoking Raises Risk Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration - August 14, 2007
If you are a smoker you run a significantly higher risk of developing age-related macular degenerationthan a person who has never smoked....
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Smokeless Tobacco Delivers Deadly Carcinogens - August 10, 2007
Smokeless-tobacco users are exposed to even higher levels of deadly nitrosamines than smokers, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota Cancer Center.
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Cigarette Additives May Make It Tougher to Quit - August 7, 2007
Contrary to what smokers might assume, cigarettes aren't simply tobacco rolled up in pieces of paper.
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Smoking Ban Brings More Kids To Dinner - August 5, 2007
With the smoking lamp no longer lit at Philly gastro-pubs, parents are taking the kids along, even toddlers.
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Smoking Tied To Serious Pregnancy Condition - August 3, 2007
Smoking during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of placental abruption, a potentially life-threatening condition for both the mother and fetus....
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FDA Tobacco Bill Approved By Senate Committee - August 2, 2007
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has voted 13-8 in favor of a bill that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the power to regulate tobacco products....
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Youths Become Addicted Within Two Days Of First Smoking - August 1, 2007
A new study contradicts the belief that long-term smoking is necessary to develop an addiction.
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Male Smokers At Increased Risk Of Erectile Dysfunction - July 31, 2007
Men who smoke cigarettes run an increased risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction, and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk, according to a study by Tulane University researchers....
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Smoking Cessation Counselling During A Hospital Stay? It Works! - July 20, 2007
For many people, going in to hospital provides an opportunity to stop smoking. A new study has found that the chance of successfully quitting can be enhanced....
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Senate Panel Approves Tobacco Tax To Fund Child Healthcare - July 20, 2007
In defiance of a threatened veto by President Bush, the US Senate Finance Committee approved a bill to expand child healthcare using a large increase in tobacco tax.
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Study Of Twins Connects Smoking Addiction With Major Depression - July 18, 2007
Ever wonder why smoking and depression seem to go together? A Saint Louis University School of Public Health researcher finds the connection is genetic.
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Only One In Three Know Smoking Can Cause Blindness - July 17, 2007
As the smoking ban comes into force in England a survey published recently by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) reveals that just 30 per cent of people in the UK know that smoking can cause blindness.
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Anti-Smoking Campaigns Often Undermined By Tobacco Industry - July 15, 2007
Anti-smoking ads that reveal the tobacco industry's deceptive practices have been aggressively quashed through various methods....
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Muscle Wasting More Bad News For Smokers - July 12, 2007
Not only does smoking cause cancer, heart attacks and strokes but smokers will also lose more muscle mass in old age than a non-smoker.
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Smokers: A Drag In The Workplace? - July 11, 2007
We've all worked with them - self-proclaimed "smokers" who mysteriously disappear for longer (and more often) than their designated 15-minute breaks.
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England Snuffs Out Smoking - July 1, 2007
England snuffed out smoking in bars, workplaces and public buildings on Sunday in what campaigners said was the biggest boost to public health since....
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Exemptions Added To PA Smoke-Ban Bill - June 26, 2007
Senators carved loopholes into legislation yesterday to ban smoking in many public and workplaces in PA, inserting exemptions for slot-machine parlors, private clubs, bars and cigar bars.
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New York City Smokers’ Ranks Drop 19% - June 22, 2007
Thanks to a combination of high taxes, workplace limits and $10 million in grim television advertising, the number of smokers in New York City declined by 240,000 in the last five years.
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PA Health Secretary Announces Support for Clean Indoor Air Legislation - June 21, 2007
State Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today announced his strong support for clean indoor air legislation. He urged Pennsylvanians to tell their state legislators how they feel....
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Chemicals From Cigarettes Found In Babies - June 20, 2007
A British study says chemicals from secondhand cigarette smoke have been found in infants who live with smokers.
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Candy Cigarettes May Encourage Future Smoking - June 18, 2007
New research suggests that playing with candy cigarettes may favorably set the minds of some children towards becoming future cigarette smokers.
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Lawmakers Join Call For End To Cigarette Ads In Fashion Mags - June 8, 2007
Publishers of fashion magazines who ignored a grassroots letter-writing campaign urging an end to cigarette ads are now hearing from members of Congress....
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"He Wanted You To Know" - June 8, 2007
Bryan Curtis started smoking at 13, never thinking that 20 years later it would kill him and leave a wife and children alone. In his last weeks, he set out with a message for young people.
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Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Accuses Big Tobacco of Targeting Blacks - June 6, 2007
A Florida woman has filed a $1-billion lawsuit against four major tobacco companies, saying the firms negligently and fraudulently targeted blacks with their products....
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Statewide Smoking Ban Pushed For PA - June 5, 2007
State Sen. Wayne Fontana says he'll push to have the Senate vote by June 30 on the Clean Indoor Air Act, which would ban smoking in all public places statewide....
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Asia Braces For Cancer Surge - May 30, 2007
Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits....
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Increased Smoking May Be Linked To Asthma Epidemic - May 28, 2007
More adults, especially women, are smoking these days and their secondhand smoke may be contributing to the asthma epidemic among children....
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Study: Smoking Forbidden In Most U.S. Households - May 24, 2007
Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade ago, the federal government reported Thursday.
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R.J. Reynolds Accused of Breaking Settlement Agreement - May 23, 2007
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and one of the nation's leading anti-smoking groups are once again trading accusations regarding Camel cigarettes.
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Teens Overestimate Smoking Rate - May 22, 2007
The vast majority of teens wrongly believe that most American adults smoke, an attitude that may adversely influence their own decisions about smoking, Science Daily reported May 18.
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Nicotine Addiction As Potent As Cocaine, Heroin - May 16, 2007
It's no secret. On May 17, 1988, nearly 19 years ago, Surgeon General C. Edward Koop issued a report on addictions in which he said cigarettes are as addictive as heroin and cocaine.
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How Normal Is Smoking? Teens Don’t Know, Says Study - May 16, 2007
The more a high school student overestimates the percentage of people in the general population who smoke cigarettes, the more likely he or she will be to smoke....
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Disney World Hotels Ban Smoking - May 16, 2007
Smoking will be banned as of June 1 at all 22 Disney World hotels and time-share resorts in Florida.
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Insects, Feces Found In Contraband Cigarettes - May 14, 2007
Insect eggs, dead flies, mould, even human feces have turned up in contraband cigarettes and tobacco seized in British Columbia in the past year.
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'Safer' Smoking Method Even Worse Than Cigarettes? - May 13, 2007
A trendy smoking habit is gaining popularity in the United States. It’s not marijuana. It is Hookah -- an ancient smoking method....
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Ohio's New Smoking Ban Fires Up Attempts To Quit Habit - May 13, 2007
The state's new smoking ban has triggered a ripple effect locally of people who are seeking professional assistance so they can kick the habit.
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Cigarette Marketing In Retail Stores Boosts Teen Smoking Habits - May 11, 2007
Tobacco display advertising in retail stores appears to be associated with teens experimenting with cigarette smoking....
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MPAA Adds Smoking As Film-Rating Factor - May 11, 2007
Smoking will be a bigger factor in determining film ratings, the Motion Picture Association of America said Thursday, but critics said the move does not go far enough....
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Chinese 'E-cigarette' Helps Smokers Kick The Habit - May 9, 2007
It feels like a cigarette, looks like a cigarette but it isn't bad for your health. A Chinese company marketing the world's first "electronic" cigarette hopes to double sales this year....
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Glamorous Media Image Of Smokers Linked To Teen Smoking - May 8, 2007
Teenagers who believe that wealthy, successful people smoke are more likely to become smokers, researchers here reported.
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Spiritual Beliefs, Practices May Help Smokers Quit - May 8, 2007
A new study reveals many smokers are receptive to and may benefit from their own spiritual resources, when attempting to quit.
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Smoking Tops Health Concerns For Kids - May 6, 2007
Adults' No. 1 health concern for children and adolescents in the United States? It's smoking, according to new results from the University of Michigan. Drug abuse ranked No. 2.
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Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk Of Dementia - May 5, 2007
Elderly people with high lifetime exposure to secondhand smoke are approximately 30 percent more likely to develop dementia than those with no lifetime secondhand smoke exposure.
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Portugal Bans Smoking Inside Public Places - May 4, 2007
Portugal's parliament approved a law on Thursday banning smoking in almost all indoor public places, joining other European countries in an attempt to cut down on tobacco-related deaths.
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Risk Of Exposure To Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Outdoors - May 3, 2007
Stanford University researchers have conducted the first in-depth study on how smoking affects air quality at sidewalk cafés, park benches and other outdoor locations.
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New Camel Brand Courts Women, Sparks Ire - May 3, 2007
The little box is black, sleek and shiny, with an elegant border of sophisticated teal or fuschia. On the shelf, it stands out. It's chic, a little European, maybe a little 'Sex and the City.'
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Doctors Ill Equipped To Confront Parent Smoking - May 2, 2007
With the growing concerns of children's exposure to secondhand smoke, it has become more critical than ever to involve health care providers such as pediatricians in educating parents....
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New Campaign Encourages Tobacco Users To - May 1, 2007
Watch successful quitters tell their own stories on the website, 1800quitnow.cancer.gov.
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Puff Daddies: Big Tobacco Still Targets African Americans - April 25, 2007
Tobacco companies have gotten more sophisticated in marketing to those they believe are most likely to become addicted.
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Smoking Indicator Of Alcohol Misuse - April 19, 2007
Where there is cigarette smoking there is probably misuse of alcohol too, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Cigarettes Drag Black Men To Dead End - April 16, 2007
Why are so many Black people dying from cigarettes and why is it so difficult to quit?
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Mental Health Problems Among Women Who Smoke During Pregnancy - April 13, 2007
About half of women who smoke during pregnancy have a mental-health disorder such as depression or panic disorder, according to a new study.
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Are You Smoking Yourself Older? - April 12, 2007
No one wants to look bad, but for smokers, it’s an uphill battle. For smokers, middle-age starts in their early 30`s as the tell-tale wrinkles around the mouth and eyes begin to appear.
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Does Smoking Really Cause Dry Skin? - April 11, 2007
How does smoke affect the skin? Smoke from tobacco contains roughly 4,000 chemicals, many of which are carcinogenic. In addition to damaging the body internally....
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Maryland Lawmakers Pass Smoking Ban - April 9, 2007
The Maryland General Assembly has approved a statewide ban on smoking in bars and restaurants. The measure will become law once Gov. Martin O'Malley signs the bill, which he has pledged to do.
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Harvard Study Shows Bad Influence Of Movie Smoking - April 9, 2007
Cinematic smoking inspires children to light up, and officials from the Harvard School of Public Health are doing their part to help the silver screen kick the habit.
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Dairy, Fruits And Veggies May Help Smokers Quit - April 4, 2007
Milk does the body good -- and may help smokers break the habit, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
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Nicotine Patches May Be Safe For Patients With Coronary Artery Disease - April 2, 2007
A new study indicates that nicotine patches may be safe to use in patients with coronary artery disease. Currently, 40 percent of smokers continue to smoke after a coronary event.
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New No-Smoking Frontier: Condos And Apartments - April 1, 2007
More condos and apartments are starting to ban smoking in private units. Is this a breath of fresh air or an invasion of privacy?
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Few Asian Smokers Try To Quit: Study - April 1, 2007
More and more Asians are becoming smokers, but very few are making an effort to quit, an international team of researchers reports.
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Teens Push Hollywood To Snub Out Cigarettes - April 1, 2007
There are two things the motion picture industry and anti-tobacco advocates agree on — smoking is a serious health issue and teenagers are influenced by movies....
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The Long Life And Times Of A Deadly Product - April 1, 2007
The most shattering statistic about life in America in the late 1990s was that tobacco killed more people than the combined total of those who died from AIDS, car accidents, alcohol, murder....
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Smokers Use More Sick Leave - March 30, 2007
Smokers take an average of almost eight days more of sick leave every year than their non-smoking colleagues, suggested research published in Tobacco Control .
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Parents Warned Of Toxic Tobacco Content In Hollywood Movies - March 30, 2007
One cartoon film now on DVD, "The Ant Bully," includes forty-one scenes with tobacco, health monitors report. Since 1999, Hollywood has released 483 G/PG/PG-13 movies with tobacco....
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Colleges Aim To Tame Smoking On Campus - March 29, 2007
Smoking has become a mighty hot topic at a growing number of the nation's community colleges. Increasing numbers are banning the practice.
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Productivity Goes Down In Smoke - March 29, 2007
From women in the United States Navy to workers throughout Sweden, smoking takes a toll on productivity as well as on health, reported investigators on two continents today.
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Teen Smokers Exposed To Nicotine In The Womb Have Trouble Focusing - March 29, 2007
Teen smokers exposed to nicotine in the womb have trouble looking at or listening to something attentively, says Yale School of Medicine researcher and associate professor....
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How To Live To 100 - March 28, 2007
To start with, stop smoking.
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What is Shisa? - March 26, 2007
Some say it originated in Turkey over 500 years ago while others claim it came from Syria and India. Today, Shisha refers to the flavoured tobacco used in the smoking process using a hookah....
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Study: Smoking Ages All Skin, Not Just Face - March 23, 2007
Smoking not only can wrinkle the face and turn it yellow -- it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported Monday.
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Quitting Smoking Heals Arteries, Eventually - March 23, 2007
A new study confirms that cigarette smokers have stiffer arteries than nonsmokers but suggests these adverse blood vessel changes are reversible with smoking cessation....
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Ban On - March 19, 2007
A federal judge ruled Friday that a ban she imposed last year on marketing cigarettes as "light" and "low-tar" should apply to foreign sales as well as those in the United States.
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Words Of Caution For Young Smokers - March 18, 2007
Jerry Berkowitz lost his voice to throat cancer six years ago. But every chance he gets, Berkowitz speaks to students on the dangers of smoking.
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New Cigarettes Designs Don't Offer Lower Predicted Cancer Risks - March 16, 2007
A new study may snuff out claims by tobacco companies that smoking newly marketed "potentially reduced-exposure product" (PREP) cigarettes is safer.
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A Short Walk Helps Smokers Quit - March 16, 2007
Smokers should do short bouts of exercise to help them resist the temptation to light up. When smokers abstain from smoking, exercise can help them to manage withdrawal symptoms....
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Lawmakers Consider Raising Smoking Age From 18 To 21 - March 16, 2007
Some lawmakers want young people in Connecticut to wait a few more years before they can legally buy cigarettes.
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New Mexico Bans Smoking In Almost All Indoor Workplaces - March 16, 2007
Smoky bars will soon become a part of New Mexico's past. Gov. Bill Richardson signed the Dee Johnson Indoor Air Act on Tuesday, banning smoking in almost all indoor workplaces in the state.
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Tobacco Toxicants Significantly Higher In African Americans - March 15, 2007
New research suggests that a child's race may be a factor in determining his/her susceptibility to tobacco toxins associated with environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).
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Five Minutes Of Exercise Seems To Curb Smoking Desire - March 13, 2007
As little as five minutes of moderate exercise seems to help smokers curb their craving for a cigarette, a review of a dozen studies found.
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Race Affects Tobacco Absorption In Children - March 13, 2007
New research suggests that a child's race may be a factor in determining his/her susceptibility to tobacco toxins associated with environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).
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Software Shows Kids The Ugly Side Of Smoking - March 9, 2007
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says over 29 percent of Illinois high school students smoke. But now there's a new, if graphic, way to help kids make better choices.
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White Youth Influenced By Movie Smoking, Study Says - March 6, 2007
A new study finds that white teens who watch a lot of R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV are more likely to start smoking than black youths with similar habits and privileges....
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Smoking May Be Risk Factor for TB - March 5, 2007
Tobacco users 73% are more likely to become infected, and twice as likely to get active disease.
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Qutting Smoking Can Be A Matter Of Life Or Death - March 5, 2007
Lying in a hospital bed, fearing death, lifelong smoker Coleen Browning kicked her habit cold turkey.
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More Colleges Banning Smoking - March 5, 2007
Colleges are snuffing out smoking everywhere on campus. At least 43 campuses from California to New Jersey have gone smoke-free, a trend that is accelerating...
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Taxing Tobacco - March 5, 2007
It's one of the costliest, deadliest habits in America. No wonder states are taking aim at tobacco use with higher taxes.
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Bill Would Toughen Industry Oversight, Restrict Ads Targeting Children - March 4, 2007
Smokers trying to quit and parents trying to make sure their children never start may gain a helping hand from a piece of recently proposed legislation.
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California Anti-Smoking Laws Save Thousands Of Lives, Study Finds - March 3, 2007
More than 50,000 lives will have been saved by the year 2010 in California because of statewide tobacco control policies. That's according to a new study....
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Teens & Smoking: What Parents Can Do - February 28, 2007
If you can help your teenager resist taking that first puff of a cigarette, you will dramatically improve his or her odds for a longer and healthier life.
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Drugs Help Smokers Quit, Even If Not First Time - February 26, 2007
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. researcher advised Saturday.
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Ten Irritating Habits Of Smokers - February 26, 2007
Smokers have become like the lepers of the 21st century. Cast out into the driving wind and rain. Could they be partly to blame?
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Youth Smoking Trends: Bidis And Kreteks - February 22, 2007
The Center for Disease Control reports there is no evidence to indicate that bidis or kreteks are safe alternatives to conventional cigarettes.
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Nicotine Addiction Costs $2,000 Annually - February 12, 2007
At $5 per pack per day, the direct annual cost of buying cigarettes is $1,825 per year. If smokers took the money and put it into an IRA instead....
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Restricted Rating Urged For Films That Show Smoking - February 12, 2007
Seventy per cent of American adults would support an R or Restricted rating for movies that show smoking, a new survey suggests.
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Anti-Smoking Experts Urged To Target Gays - February 9, 2007
There is little counter-messaging being done by either mainstream anti-smoking initiatives or gay health groups, experts said during a discussion....
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Graphic Warnings On Cigarette Packs DO Help Smokers Quit - February 7, 2007
According to the latest research the best way to discourage people from smoking is to plaster big, graphic warnings on cigarette packets, and the bigger they are the better.
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Do Cigarette Warning Labels Work? Results From Four Countries - February 6, 2007
Researchers found that more prominent text messages were more effective and graphic pictures even more so in affecting smokers' behaviors.
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Lung Cancer Risk Increased By Passive Smoke In Workplace - February 5, 2007
An analysis of nearly two dozen studies confirms the association between passive smoke in the workplace and an increased risk of lung cancer, according to a report....
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Teens, Adults Unaware Smoking Raises Blindness Risk - February 5, 2007
Most teenagers are more afraid of losing their sight than suffering from cancer but are unaware that smoking can increase the risk of blindness, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Higher Cigarette Tax Helps Everyone - February 5, 2007
Evidence shows that a comprehensive tobacco control program saves lives and money.
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Bill To Ban Indoor Smoking Advances - January 31, 2007
A PA Senate committee has sent a strong signal that a decade-old push to ban indoor smoking in public places is finally gaining momentum.
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Nicotine: The Link Between Cigarette Smoking And Kidney Disease Progression? - January 31, 2007
Recent epidemiologic studies suggest that cigarette smoke promotes the progression of kidney disease.
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Tobacco’s Stigma Aside, Wall Street Finds a Lot to Like - January 31, 2007
There are plenty of reasons cigarettes would seem to be a terrible business. For all the industry’s apparent troubles, however, the future of cigarettes appears to be brighter than ever.
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Quitting Smoking May Be Harder If Mom Smoked During Pregnancy - January 29, 2007
Quitting smoking may be more difficult for individuals whose mothers smoked during pregnancy, according to animal research conducted by Duke University Medical Center researchers.
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No Smoking In The Theater, Especially Onstage - January 28, 2007
Smoking bans are so strict in some places that actors cannot legally light even herbal cigarettes onstage.
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South Korean Court Rules For Tobacco Company - January 26, 2007
A South Korean court has ruled that plaintiffs in the country's first tobacco lawsuit failed to prove a link between smoking and lung cancer.
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In Clue To Addiction, A Brain Injury Halts Smoking - January 26, 2007
Scientists studying stroke patients are reporting today that an injury to a specific part of the brain, near the ear, can instantly and permanently break a smoking habit.
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A.C. Gives OK To Partial Smoking Ban In Casinos - January 24, 2007
Casinos here are a breath away from partitioning their floors into smoking and nonsmoking areas, after a compromise of an earlier proposal to snuff cigarettes passed an initial vote Wednesday.
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Poll Supports Rendell's Plan for a Smoke-free PA - January 24, 2007
A poll of Pennsylvanians conducted by the Institute for Good Medicine at the Pennsylvania Medical Society indicated residents of the Keystone State want to avoid tobacco smoke when they dine out.
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Cigarettes Still Leading Killer - January 23, 2007
Cigarette smoking kills an estimated 440,000 U.S. citizens each year - more than alcohol, cocaine, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined.
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Body Heals As Soon As You Kick Butts - January 23, 2007
Studies show that within 48 hours after quitting, a person's ability to taste and smell is greatly improved. After 72 hours, breathing becomes easier. After two to 12 weeks....
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Nicotine In U.S. Cigarettes Rising, Harvard Study Finds - January 18, 2007
The amount of nicotine that smokers typically inhale per cigarette rose by 11 percent from 1998 to 2005, perpetuating a "tobacco pandemic" that makes it harder for smokers to quit.
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New Hand Gel Promises To Curb Tobacco Cravings - January 17, 2007
A new hand gel is starting to appear on drug-store shelves promising more than just an end to germs or dry skin -- this one claims to satisfy users' tobacco cravings for up to four hours.
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Rendell's Health Insurance Plan Would Increase Cigarette Tax - January 17, 2007
Smokers and businesses that do not provide employee health insurance would pay higher taxes under Gov. Ed Rendell’s plan to extend Pennsylvania’s health-insurance program....
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Campaign Targets Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - January 17, 2007
A new campaign will increase awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. Smoking is the leading cause of COPD-related deaths....
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Cancer Deaths Decline For 2nd Straight Year - January 17, 2007
Experts are attributing the success to declines in smoking and to earlier detection and more effective treatment of tumors.
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American Lung Association Ranks States' Tobacco Control Activities - January 16, 2007
The annual report notes that the majority of states are failing to adequately fund programs to prevent tobacco use - a critical component in keeping kids from starting to smoke.
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Smoke-Free Philly: It's A Good Start - January 12, 2007
As of last Monday, we can all breathe a little more easily now that Philadelphia is no longer a smoke-filled room in the Northeast corridor. This is a huge victory for the health of our families...
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Studies Say It's Best To Quit Smoking - January 11, 2007
Just in time for stop-smoking season, a string of studies over the past six weeks show that half-steps like cutting back or exercising are no substitute for the real thing: quitting.
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Ten Tips To Cut Cancer Risk - January 10, 2007
The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 560,000 Americans died from cancer-related causes in 2006. Some cancers are preventable, and people can cut their risk....
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Promotes Smoke-Free Philadelphia - January 10, 2007
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is funding a public education campaign, co-sponsored by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, congratulating Philadelphia on its new law....
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Smoking Ban Back - For Real This Time - January 9, 2007
The smoking ban is back, and this time, the city says it means it. After months of confusion, Philadelphia will finally begin active enforcement of its no-smoking ordinance this afternoon.
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Cinema Can't Kick The Habit - January 8, 2007
Cigarettes and smoking were glamorised in most hit films last year, according to new research. Health campaigners called yesterday for Hollywood to stop the practice...
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Research Shows What Works To Cut Smoking Rates - January 4, 2007
Graphic warning labels on packages, bans on cigarette advertising and legislating are among the most effective ways to discourage smoking
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How Maternal Smoking Can Cause Cleft Lip and Palate - January 3, 2007
Women who smoke during pregnancy and carry a fetus whose DNA lacks both copies of a gene involved in detoxifying cigarette smoke increase their baby's chances of being born with a cleft lip and/or palate.
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Shortcuts: How To Quit smoking - December 15, 2006
As the year draws to an end, people everywhere are contemplating making a New Year's resolution. Here's how to get off the cigarettes in 2007, and stay off them.
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Mexico Aims To Cut Smoking By 10% - December 14, 2006
Doctors, academics and an international drug company teamed up with the government to launch a campaign to reduce the number of smokers in Mexico by more than 10 percent in three years.
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Cutting Back, Motivates To Quit Smoking - December 12, 2006
Cutting back on the number of cigarettes, coupled with nicotine replacements, lead to an increase in smoking cessation in 16 of 19 studies reviewed.
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Special Report: State Tobacco Settlement Update - December 12, 2006
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has reported that the vast majority of states, including Pennsylvania, are failing to keep the promise of the tobacco settlement and falling far short....
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Japan Scientists Find Gene Linked To Heavy Smoking - December 6, 2006
A team of Japanese scientists have found a gene closely linked to nicotine addiction, which could lead to more effective ways for smokers to kick the habit....
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Teens Hooked By Tobacco Promotions In Films - December 5, 2006
Hundreds of thousands of US youngsters under the age of 18 start using tobacco each year as a direct result of it being featured in films, videos, advertising and give-away samples....
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Pre-teens Who Date At Least Twice As Likely To Turn Into Smokers - December 1, 2006
Children who have a boyfriend or girlfriend in their pre-teen years are at least twice as likely to become smokers before leaving school....
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City Council Gives City Smokers A Holiday Gift - December 1, 2006
Philadelphia City Council tweaked the smoking ban yesterday, widening one loophole for neighborhood bars but closing another that permitted smoking at outdoor cafes and restaurants.
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CDC Reports Racial/Ethnic Differences in Youth Smoking Prevalence - December 1, 2006
Prevalence ranged from 2.2 percent for Vietnamese to 23.1 percent for American Indians/Alaska Natives. One in five nonsmokers aged 12–17 years is susceptible to start smoking.
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Pregnant Smokers May 'Program' Their Kids To Become Smokers - November 29, 2006
Children whose mothers had smoked while pregnant were almost three times as likely to start smoking regularly at or before the age of 14 and around twice as likely....
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Halving Daily Cigarette Quota Has No Health Benefit - November 29, 2006
Halving the number of cigarettes smoked every day in the belief that it will stave off an early death makes no difference, suggests research in Tobacco Control.
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Teens Who Smoke Have Increased Risk Of Developing Asthma - November 20, 2006
Children and teens who smoke cigarettes have nearly four times the risk of developing asthma in their teens compared to children and teens who do not smoke....
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Class Helps Woman Stop Smoking After 50 Years - November 20, 2006
“I remember saying to myself that I didn’t care if cigarettes were $10 a pack, I’d buy them anyway,” said Diane Gorman-Braatz....
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Joe Camel Isn’t The Only Animal Who Smokes - November 17, 2006
Dogs, rats, primates and other animals are forced to inhale smoke and injected with nicotine in experiments funded by the tobacco industry. These experiments should be stopped now.
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Tips On How To Snuff The Smoking Habit - November 16, 2006
In August, the Massachusetts Department of Health reported that the level of nicotine in cigarettes had increased 10 percent, making it easier for people to get hooked and harder for them to quit....
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Early Smoking Linked To Bladder Cancer - November 9, 2006
Smoking while underage - or even being exposed to second-hand smoke as a child - increases the risk of bladder cancer in later life, a study suggests.
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China Warned Of Rising Tobacco Use - November 8, 2006
China is facing a public health crisis of enormous proportions as three million people take up smoking every year.
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Butt Ban Sparks People To Quit: Study - November 8, 2006
A new survey shows Ontario's smoking ban has led one in five smokers to butt out.
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How Smoking Affects Fractures And Ligament Injuries - November 8, 2006
Cigarette smoking, which causes over 8.6 million illnesses annually in the U.S., has been shown to have harmful effects on a variety of orthopedic conditions.
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Ohio Approves State Smoking Ban - November 8, 2006
Ohio voters have approved a ban on smoking in virtually all public buildings. Voters approved the sweeping ban while rejecting a competing measure....
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Smoking Hampers Prostate Cancer Treatment - November 7, 2006
Smoking cigarettes could be linked to poorer prospects and more severe side-effects when undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, according to a study by....
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PA Announces Campaign About Health Risks Of Chewing Tobacco - November 7, 2006
Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced a new statewide advertising campaign to educate Pennsylvanians, especially youth, about the serious health risks....
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Oops. Anti-smoking Ads Backfire - November 3, 2006
If you’re a teenager who sees an adult-oriented anti-smoking ad that says, "Talk: They’ll Listen," what’s the first thing you’re going to do? Why, smoke, of course.
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Heart Disease Still The Most Likely Cause of Death - November 1, 2006
Prevention is key, the experts agree, and Americans know what to do: Eat a healthy diet, keep their weight in check, exercise and don't smoke.
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Nicotine Dependence: The Facts - November 1, 2006
Nicotine dependence is the physical vulnerability of your body to the chemical nicotine....
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Tobacco Industry Prevention Ads, Says American Legacy Foundation - October 31, 2006
A new study available today proves that youth smoking prevention ads created by the tobacco industry aimed at parents, actually increase the likelihood that teens will smoke in the future.
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Philadelphia Gets Zoning Rights As PA Passes Gambling Reforms - October 31, 2006
The bill requires that casinos abide by local smoking bans, but Senator Vincent Fumo (D-Phila.) says that’s one provision that is likely to be revisited in future legislation
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Exercise, Stress And Second Hand Smoke - October 30, 2006
According to Austrian researchers, exercise-training therapy is an effective smoking cessation aid without side effects.
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Poll Finds Nearly Half Of Americans Favor Banning Cigarettes - October 27, 2006
A Zogby survey of likely voters has found that 45% would support making cigarettes illegal within the next five to 10 years.
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Smoking Cessation Rates Stall - October 27, 2006
The number of U.S. smokers -- about 45 million -- in 2005 was the same as in 2004, prompting suggestions that the eight-year tobacco battle has hit a lull.
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City Moves Forward On Its Ban Of Blunts - October 27, 2006
The loose cigars available at most inner-city convenience stores and Chinese takeout joints — typically emptied out and filled with marijuana — may soon become illegal to sell.
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NY Chapter Of Cancer Society Seeks Ban On Flavored Cigarettes - October 22, 2006
With names like "Twista Lime" and "Warm Winter Toffee," the New York City chapter of the American Cancer Society is seeking a ban on candy-flavored cigarettes that they say target kids.
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Early Use Of Nicotine Could Increase Risk For Life-long Addiction - October 18, 2006
Nicotine exposure at a young age may alter the "hard-wiring" of the brain that occurs during adolescence and young-adulthood....
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Cigarette Smoking Impedes Tendon-To-Bone Healing - October 16, 2006
Orthopaedic surgery researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified yet another reason not to smoke....
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The Five Most Expensive Addictions - October 13, 2006
Addictions are all the rage. Life experts are extolling the dangers of overdoing activities from shopping and watching television to surfing the Web, drinking coffee and even daydreaming.
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Historic Settlement To End The Sale Of Flavored Tobacco - October 11, 2006
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and the Attorneys General of 38 states have entered into a settlement that ends the sale of candy, fruit and alcohol flavored cigarettes....
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Scotland Smoking Ban Quickly Improved Worker Health, Study Says - October 10, 2006
An indoor smoking ban in Scotland reduced health problems in bar workers in one month, showing the benefits of such laws appear quickly, according to a study....
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'R' Rating Urged For Smoking In Movies - October 9, 2006
There is a new push to give an "R" rating to all movies that depict smoking. Why? Every year, nearly 400,000 kids start smoking due to the influence of movies.
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France To Stub Out Smoking In Public From 2007 - October 8, 2006
France will ban smoking in most public places from February 1, 2007 and also in bars, restaurants, hotels and discotheques less than a year later....
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Smoke-filled Cars: New Fodder For The Next Clean Air Fight - October 4, 2006
New research from investigators at Harvard University measured secondhand tobacco smoke in cars and found pollution levels that are likely hazardous to children.
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Judge Denies Big Tobacco Request To Keep Marketing 'Light' Cigarettes - October 4, 2006
A federal judge in Washington has denied a request by tobacco companies to let them keep marketing "light" and "low tar" cigarettes until an appeal is settled in their case.
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Smoking Ban In Store For France - October 2, 2006
French smokers are bracing for a major culture shock in the coming months as the country prepares to follow several of its European neighbours and enact a ban on smoking in public places.
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Hold The Hookah: Researcher Warns Against Trendy Tobacco Use - October 1, 2006
The growing fad of smoking tobacco through a waterpipe, sometimes known as a hookah, is rapidly turning into a worrisome epidemic....
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Tobacco Firms 'Sweetening Cigarettes to Hook the Young' - October 1, 2006
Tobacco manufacturers are adding sugar and sweeteners in an effort to make cigarettes smoother - in what is being branded a cynical attempt to lure young smokers and turn them into addicts.
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Pfizer's Anti-Smoking Pill Champix(R) Approved In Europe - September 30, 2006
Pfizer Inc said today that the European Commission has approved Champix(R) (varenicline), a novel pill for smoking cessation in adults.
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Smoking Cessation Programs Work For Teens - September 29, 2006
Teens who participate in structured smoking cessation programs are more likely to kick the habit than teenagers who attempt to quit on their own.
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Hold the Hookah: Researcher Warns Against Trendy Tobacco Use - September 29, 2006
The growing fad of smoking tobacco through a waterpipe, sometimes known as a hookah, is rapidly turning into a worrisome epidemic....
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Hastening of Smoke Ban Spells Confusion - September 26, 2006
Bars, restaurants and the city Health Department are all struggling to cope with Mayor Street's announcement Friday that the smoking ban he signed Sept. 14 would be implemented immediately.
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Heart Attacks Decline After Smoking Ban - September 25, 2006
A Colorado city ban on smoking at workplaces and in public buildings may have sparked a steep decline in heart attacks, researchers reported on Monday.
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Menthol Cigarettes Linked To Higher Tobacco-Related Deaths - September 25, 2006
A new study has provided evidence that the peppermint oil additive in menthol cigarettes may make it harder for smokers to quit....
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'Light' Cigarette Suit Certified As Class Action - September 25, 2006
A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of defrauding smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer than regular brands can proceed as a class action, a federal judge in New York ruled on Monday.
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Tobacco Industry Contributions to Pennsylvania Officials - September 20, 2006
Find out how much the tobacco industry has contributed to U.S. Senators and Representatives from Pennsylvania....
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ADHD Cases Linked To Lead, Smoking - September 19, 2006
About one-third of attention deficit cases among U.S. children may be linked with tobacco smoke before birth or to lead exposure afterward, according to provocative new research.
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Philadelphia Goes Smokefree - September 15, 2006
From the body language and tone, Mayor Street sounded like he was announcing a tragedy yesterday after signing the city's first smoking-ban bill....
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Senator Wants 'Light' Cigarette Label Ban - September 7, 2006
New Jersey Democrat Frank Lautenberg called on his Senate colleagues to back the court ruling that banned the use of cigarette labels such as 'low tar' and 'light.'
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Youths Exposed To Images Of Smoking On Televised Movie Trailers - September 6, 2006
Despite a ban on tobacco advertising on television, nearly all U.S. children age 12 to 17 years may have been exposed to tobacco use through movie advertisements televised in 2001 to 2002....
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Lung Cancer Survival Rate Improved By Modern Radiation - September 4, 2006
Modern three-dimensional radiation therapy has been proven to be more successful at curing lung cancer than older two-dimensional radiation therapy....
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Pediatricians Not Doing Enough to Stop Parental Smoking - August 31, 2006
Parental smoking is a pediatrician's business, experts say, yet many are reluctant to tell parents to stop smoking and offer little support for efforts to quit, a new study suggests.
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Myths and Truths About Therapeutic Nicotine - August 30, 2006
Less than 15 percent of people who try to quit smoking take advantage of therapeutic nicotine, which doubles a smoker's chances of quitting successfully.
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US Cigarettes Have 10% More Nicotine Today Than Six Years Ago - August 30, 2006
All tobacco brands have been increasing the nicotine dosage in each cigarette steadily during the last six years, says a report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
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Chinese Men Putting Wives At Risk Of Early Death By Smoking - August 25, 2006
Chinese men are putting their wives at increased risk of long-term illness and early death by smoking, finds a study in this week's BMJ
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Global Study Shows All Tobacco Bad For The Heart - August 18, 2006
A major Canadian-led global study has found all forms of tobacco exposure, whether that be smoking, chewing or inhaling second hand smoke, increase the risk of heart attack.
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Big Tobacco Lied, But Doesn't Have to Pay, Judge Rules - August 18, 2006
The judge in the federal government's racketeering case against the tobacco industry has ruled that cigarette makers broke the law and lied about the dangers of smoking....
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PA Department Of Health To Promote Anti-Chewing Tobacco Message - August 17, 2006
"Many people are not aware of the dangers of chewing tobacco," said state Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson. "There is a common misconception...."
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Lung Group Warns Against Hookahs - August 17, 2006
The American Lung Association of Hawaii cautioned college students today against a growing campus fad of smoking with water pipes, called hookahs.
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Advice From Nurses Increases the Likelihood Of Quitting Smoking - August 15, 2006
Nurses should play larger role in helping smokers quit, according to several articles in a special issue of the July-August 2006 Nursing Research journal.
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Children Of Smokers More Likely To Have Behavior Problems, Use Drugs - August 14, 2006
A new study exploring smoking, heavy drinking and marijuana use across three generations indicates that the children of a parent who uses any of these substances are more likely to smoke, binge drink or use marijuana in adolescence and adulthood.
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High Smoking Rates in Gay Community Blamed on Stress, Ads - August 11, 2006
Stress and targeted advertising are blamed for high smoking rates among gay Americans, the San Francisco Chronicle reported....
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Research Finds Combination of Helpline Counseling and NRT Successful - August 7, 2006
New research findings demonstrate clearly that providing smokers with access to free counseling and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), such as patches and gum, increases their odds of quitting.
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Babies May Absorb Smoke Residue in Home - August 6, 2006
As any parent knows, crawling babies explore the world by touching — and tasting — anything they can get their wet little hands on. If their parents use tobacco....
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Passive Smoke 'Bone Risk Boost' - August 6, 2006
Second-hand smoke increases the risk of the bone disease osteoporosis, researchers have found.
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Telephone Quitlines Help People Stop Smoking - July 21, 2006
People who received repeated calls from a counsellor increase their odds of stopping by 50% compared to smokers who only receive self-help materials and/or receive brief counselling.
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Risks of Smoking Extend to the Bladder - July 20, 2006
A study from the University of Southern California says women’s bladders may be more susceptible to cancer-causing agents in tobacco. Researchers found that when women and men smoke at comparably high levels, women’s bladder cancer risk is 30 to 50 percent higher.
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Nicotine Exposure During Development Leads to Hearing Problems - July 18, 2006
Scientists know that children of women who smoke during pregnancy can develop hearing-related cognitive deficits. For the first time, researchers believe they have evidence that not only implicates nicotine as the culprit, but also shows what the substance does to the brain to cause these deficits.
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How Smoking Is Depicted In Movies - July 17, 2006
Youth-rated movies contain more images of cigarette smoking than R-rated films. A report of the findings, called "Trends in Movie Tobacco Use: 1996-2004," was issued today by the American Legacy Foundation, which funded the research with the National Cancer Institute.
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Smoking Affects Men's Mortality Risk Across Class Lines - July 17, 2006
More than half the difference in risk of death between men in the highest social strata and those in the lowest can be attributed to smoking.
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Untrained Docs Fail to Recommend Effective Stop-Smoking Therapies - July 13, 2006
Many smokers try quitting "cold turkey" -- often repeatedly and without success -- while relatively few use therapies proven to be effective, in part because doctors fail to recommend them.
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Smoking and Ethnicity - July 7, 2006
Ask any smoker, and they'll tell you that it's hard to quit. But scientists are trying to figure out why many African Americans have a harder time kicking the habit. This ScienCentral News video has more.
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Smoking Rate Among High Schoolers Remains Constant - July 6, 2006
Nearly one in four high school students were smokers last year, a rate that has not budged in several years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
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People Who Smoke Light Cigarettes Less Likely To Quit - July 3, 2006
People who smoke low-tar and low-nicotine, or "light" cigarettes thinking they will reduce their health risks may actually be less likely to kick the habit, according to research conducted by University of Pittsburgh and Harvard University.
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Many Continue To Smoke While Seriously Ill - June 30, 2006
About 4 of every 10 adults with emphysema - a serious, often fatal disease associated with smoking - said that they still smoked when surveyed by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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The Flavor of Marketing to Kids - June 29, 2006
Reynolds Tobacco (or RJR), the company that brought us Joe Camel, is up to its old tricks, targeting our children again.
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A Snapshot Of Current Smoking Bans Nationally - June 28, 2006
Fifteen states have now passed laws banning smoking statewide, from all bars and restaurants: California, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Montana, Vermont, Washington, New Jersey, Utah, Colorado, Montana, Hawaii.
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Smoking, Eating And Thinking: New Research On The Brain, Hormones and Behavior - June 24, 2006
Certain hormones may make it more difficult for some to quit smoking, according to results of a study presented at the 6th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology....
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Parental Smoking Still a Threat to Kids' Lungs - June 20, 2006
A new international study of more than 20,000 children confirms that exposure to cigarette smoke before and after birth impairs their lung function, and that parental smoking remains a serious public health issue.
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Smokers With Lined Faces Run Five Times The Risk Of Lung Disease - June 15, 2006
Middle aged smokers, who are heavily lined with wrinkles, are five times as likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD for short, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax.
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Teen Smoking in the U.S. Levels Off - June 9, 2006
The long, steady decline in teen smoking in the U.S. since the late 1990s appears to have come to a standstill, health officials said Friday.
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Smoking Hookahs Causes Same Damage as Cigarettes - June 6, 2006
Smoking a water-pipe or hookah may be chic, but the carbon monoxide, nicotine, tar and heavy metals contained in the smoke pose often-ignored health threats, researchers said today.
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Lung Association Deplores Marketing Tactics By Tobacco Industry - June 5, 2006
A new American Lung Association report, "Alcohol-Flavored Cigarettes: Continuing the Flavored Cigarette Trend," shows that the tobacco industry continues to target the nation's youth and young adults with their deadly products using underhanded marketing tactics.
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Smoking Messages Miss Asian Americans - May 31, 2006
Cigarettes are a particular problem among Asian-American immigrants, where smoking has been estimated to be more than 10 percent above the national average.
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Blowing Smoke About Tobacco - May 30, 2006
"Tobacco: deadly in any form or disguise" is the slogan of the World Health Organization's World No Tobacco Day tomorrow. The claim is false: Tobacco is not deadly; the harm is in the smoke.
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Prenatal Smoking Raises Asthma Risks - May 17, 2006
Here's another reason why you should refrain from smoking if you're pregnant, especially if you're carrying a baby girl: it can increase your child's likelihood of developing asthma later on.
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Interactive Tool: Are You Ready to Quit Smoking? - May 16, 2006
This interactive tool measures your readiness to quit smoking. The tool uses the stages of change approach, which is based on research about how people typically make behavior changes. Based on your answers, this tool will identify the stage you are in and help you think about what to do next.
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Carcinogens Found In Babies' Urine If Their Parents Smoke - May 15, 2006
When mom or dad puffs on a cigarette, their infants may inhale the resulting second-hand smoke. Now, scientists have detected cancer-causing chemicals associated with tobacco smoke in the urine of nearly half the babies of smoking parents.
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Mothers Take Action To Protect Sick Children From Smoking Fathers - May 13, 2006
Most non-smoking mothers recognise the need to protect sick children from smoking husbands, but persuading their spouse to quit isn't always an option...
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Smokers Seven Times More Likely To Receive Jolt From Heart Devices - May 12, 2006
If some patients with heart disease don't take their doctor's advice to quit smoking, they are probably going to get "shocking" reminders. A study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that heart patients who had implanted defibrillators and also smoked....
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Smoking Gap Between Whites and Blacks Still Too Large - May 3, 2006
Cigarette smoking and lung cancer mortality rates overall are declining in the U. S., but lung cancer death disparities between the races remain alarming, leading health care experts say.
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Tobacco Giant Apologises to Maori - April 29, 2006
A Maori anti-smoking group has won a rare public apology from a global giant in the tobacco industry.
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New Hope For People Trying To Quit Smoking - April 27, 2006
University of Pittsburgh psychologist and professor Saul Shiffman has discovered that people who are trying to quit smoking by wearing the nicotine patch are less likely to spiral into a total relapse if they keep wearing the patch, even if they've "cheated" and smoked a cigarette.
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Smoking a Red Flag on Recruits - April 25, 2006
Recruits who enter service as heavy cigarette smokers are nearly twice as likely as non-smokers to leave the service early, mostly due to "substandard behavior," according to new research aimed at easing the U.S. military's high attrition rate.
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Dangerous Pesticides Found in Cigarettes - April 20, 2006
Dangerous levels of the pesticides flumetralin, endocrine, pendimethalin, and trifluralin are in tobacco smoke, according to researchers from the Colorado School of Mines.
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Smoking Kills More Asian-Americans Than Thought - April 19, 2006
More Asian-Americans die from smoking than previously believed, and research shows that cancer rates would be cut dramatically among Asians if smoking were eliminated.
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Cigarette Makers, States Fight Over Money - April 17, 2006
Tobacco companies put more than $700 million aside Monday rather than hand it over to the states in their battle over how much cigarette makers owe this year under a landmark 1998 settlement.
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Teens Have Tough Time Getting Treatment for Smoking - April 10, 2006
Many teens want to break their addiction to smoking, but few cessation programs are geared towards adolescents, the Baltimore Sun reported March 31.
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Awareness of Tobacco Advertising Can Help Prevent Teen Smoking - April 3, 2006
Most smokers pick up the habit as adolescents, drawn to cigarettes, in part, by advertisements featuring attractive models in playful poses, or cool movie characters whose mystique is enhanced by the fact that they smoke. Teens would be less likely to smoke...
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Study Finds Smoking, Appetite Link - March 22, 2006
Australian researchers have discovered why cigarette smoking suppresses appetite, providing hope for better treatments to help people quit without piling on weight.
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Smoking Ups Middle-Age Death Risk - March 20, 2006
Studies have repeatedly shown that smoking can be deadly. But the latest study on the topic is different.
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Smokers' Children Carry Higher Levels Of Harmful Bacteria, Study Finds - March 13, 2006
Many of the medical risks associated with smoking are well-known to physicians and the general public. However, there is new evidence that more children exposed to tobacco smoke carry Streptococcus pneumoniae than children without smoking exposure.
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Rise of the Part-Time Smoker: Needs New Strategies to Learn - January 1, 1900