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| Risk Of Colorectal Polyps May Be Doubled By Smoking |
Smokers have a two-fold increased risk of developing colorectal polyps, the suspected underlying cause of most colorectal cancers (CRC), according to a study published in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Associat |
02/04/08 |
| New Study Shows Tobacco Control Programs Cut Adult Smoking Rates |
Greater investments in state tobacco control programs are independently and significantly associated with larger and more rapid declines in adult smoking prevalence, according to a study by researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
02/04/08 |
| Suicide Behavior FDA Public Health Advisory For Chantix - Smoking Cessation Drug |
The FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) has published a Public Health Advisory to health care professionals, patients, as well as caregivers, concerning varenicline (Chantix), a prescription drug aimed at helping people give up smoking. Last November |
02/04/08 |
| State Health Department Ad Campaign Urges Doctors: 'Don't Be Silent About Smoking' |
The New York State
Department of Health unveiled its "Don't Be Silent About Smoking" ad
campaign, urging health care providers to make quitting a priority for
their patients who smoke. The ... |
02/04/08 |
| USA: New Study Shows Tobacco Control Programs Cut Adult Smoking Rates |
Greater investments in tobacco control programs are independently and significantly associated with larger and more rapid declines in adult smoking prevalence, according to a study by researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and RT |
02/04/08 |
| Dramatic Change In UK Spending Habits Shows The Decline Of Smoking |
If the key to a nation's priorities lies in its shopping lists, then Britain has been transformed in 50 years from a society spending mainly on basic food and warmth to one transfixed by the delights of leisure and travel, new figures show. |
02/01/08 |
| 165,000 Smokers Quit Following The Introduction Of The Smoking Ban, UK |
Figures from the Information Centre for Health and Social Care, which collects statistics on behalf of the Health Service found that almost 165,000 smokers managed to give up around the time of the smoking ban last July, a rise of a more than a quarter o |
02/01/08 |
| Link Between Smoking And SIDS Explained By New Research |
A new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnant - or are exposed to second-hand smoke - and an increased risk of SIDS to their babies.
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02/01/08 |
| DNA Markers Of Cigarette Smoking |
Cigarette smoking is the largest preventable cause of death and disability in the USA, contributing to 400,000 deaths annually. Despite widespread knowledge of the health dangers, 1 in 8 American adults is a habitual heavy smoker.
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01/30/08 |
| China: Beijing Will Expand Non-smoking Policy For Olympic Games |
With less than 200 days left before the "smoke-free Beijing Olympics" open. A Beijing official recently announced that "the provisions to ban smoking in public places in Beijing" will go into effect in Beijing office spaces, restaurants, and hotels. |
01/30/08 |
| More Smokers Kicking The Habit In England With Help Of NHS Services |
Nearly 165,000 smokers managed to kick the habit in the summer of 2007 with the help of NHS Stop Smoking Services, a report by The Information Centre for health and social care (The IC) revealed yesterday.
Half the 327,800 who used the service success |
01/30/08 |
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