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| Further Steps Needed To Reduce Smoking In The US |
A combination of increased excise taxes, nationwide indoor smoking bans, and other measures would significantly lower the U.S. smoking rate, which now hovers at around 21 percent of the adult population, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. |
06/04/07 |
| Marijuana Worsens COPD Symptoms In Current Cigarette Smokers |
Marijuana worsens breathing problems in current smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Tuesday, May 22. |
06/04/07 |
| Telephone 'Quitlines' May Help Dental Patients Stop Smoking |
Dentists may be able to help their patients stop smoking by referring them to tobacco-use telephone "quitlines," according to a pilot study published in the May issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).
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06/04/07 |
| Increased Risk Of ADHD From In Utero Exposure To Smoking By Mother |
Women smokers who become pregnant have long been encouraged to reduce or eliminate their nicotine intake. A new study being published in the June 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry provides further reason to do so, as it presents new evidence that in ut |
06/04/07 |
| Greater Risk Of Depression In Persistent Smokers Than Never Smokers |
News deleted by request of author. |
06/04/07 |
| New Study Provides Roadmap For Nation's Tobacco Problem |
Addressing the nation's
tobacco epidemic, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) today issued a report
that finds America must implement strategies that effectively reduce and
prevent smoking and com... |
06/04/07 |
| American Medical Association (AMA) Alliance Urges Institute Of Medicine To Take Stronger Stance On Smoking In Youth Rated Movies |
The recent report released from the
Institute of Medicine (IOM) urging the Motion Picture Association of
America (MPAA) to "consider the use of tobacco in the movies as a factor in
assigning m... |
06/04/07 |
| New Data Show 91 Percent Of California Women Don't Smoke |
California adults are smoking at record low rates, with women smoking far less than men, according to new data released today by the California Department of Health Services. Adult smoking prevalence declined to 13.3 percent in 2006, down from 14.0 perc |
06/04/07 |
| World No Tobacco Day - More Europeans Support Smoke-Free Policies, New Eurobarometer Reveals |
The majority of European citizens are in favour of smoke-free policies, according to the results of a new Eurobarometer on Tobacco presented by EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou in the European Parliament to mark World No Tobacco Day on 31 May. An |
06/04/07 |
| Are Indoor Smoking Bans Creating Unhealthy Outdoor Zones For Secondhand Smoke? |
With the growing number of smoking bans in restaurants and bars driving smokers outside, researchers in Athens, Georgia, are hoping to find out whether secondhand smoke from smokers clustered outside these establishments is posing a health hazard of its |
06/04/07 |
| Cigarette Use May Explain Asthma Epidemic In Children |
The rise in cigarette use by adults over the past century may explain the asthma epidemic in children according to a study published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scienti... |
06/04/07 |
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