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| Air Pollution Dramatically Reduced As A Result Of Smoking Ban In Irish Pubs |
A national workplace ban on smoking in Ireland resulted in an 83 percent reduction in air pollution in pubs, an 80 percent decrease in airborne carcinogens for patrons and staff, and an improvement in the respiratory health of bar workers, according to a |
04/24/07 |
| Smoking Indicator Of Alcohol Misuse |
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. |
04/24/07 |
| Rep. Clyburn Proposes Tobacco Tax Increase To Offset SCHIP Expansion |
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Tuesday said that Congress should consider increasing the federal tobacco tax to offset a proposed billion expansion of SCHIP over five years, CongressDaily reports. Clyburn, whose constituency includes |
04/24/07 |
| Having Elevated Risk Factors In Young Adulthood Raises Risk Of Coronary Calcium Later |
Having above optimal levels of risk factors for heart disease between the ages of 18 and 30 can mean a two to three times greater risk of later developing coronary calcium, a strong predictor of heart disease, according to results of a new study from the |
04/24/07 |
| Chronic Effects Of Smoke Inhalation Through Station Fire Survivors Studied By Rhode Island Hospital |
New research at Rhode Island Hospital studied the chronic effects of smoke inhalation by examining the lungs of 21 survivors of The Station fire (February 20, 2003). While the overall results of the study showed variability in the chronic effects, the st |
04/17/07 |
| Global Momentum For Smoke-Free Indoor Environments At Tipping Point |
In a Perspective in the April 12, 2007 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Association of European Cancer Leagues describe the growing momentum for indoor smoking bans i |
04/17/07 |
| Smoking And Caffeine Inversely Associated With Parkinson's Disease |
Individuals with Parkinson's disease are less likely to smoke or consume high doses of caffeine than their family members who do not have the disease, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. |
04/17/07 |
| Study Of California's Tobacco Control Program |
Since the advent of the California Tobacco Control Program, in 1989, the state's young adult smokers are quitting the habit in record numbers and older smokers are consuming far fewer cigarettes, according to a new series of studies from the Moores C |
04/17/07 |
| Genes Found For Successful Smoking Cessation |
Physicians may some day have a new tool for tailoring smoking cessation treatments to a patient's individual genetic makeup.
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04/10/07 |
| NIDA Study Identifies Genes That Might Help Some People Abstain From Smoking |
Scientists supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, have for the first time identified genes that might increase a person's ability to abstain from smoking. The breakthrough research was condu |
04/10/07 |
| HSPH Recommends MPAA Take Substantive Action To Eliminate Smoking In Youth-accessible Films |
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) recently released materials presented to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in a scientific briefing requested by the MPAA last February 23, 2007 in Hollywood on the health impact of youth smoking an |
04/10/07 |
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