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AAAAI: Pet Exposure's Protection Against Atopy Nullified If Parents Smoke |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- March 22, 2004 -- The so-called "hygiene hypothesis," that early exposure to pets may protect against the development of allergies, is only valid if the environment is free of tobacco smoke, according to findings presented here March |
03/24/04 |
Smoking Hastens Decline of Aging Brain |
Study suggests benefits of quitting even in old age |
03/24/04 |
Smoking 'causes brain decline' |
Smoking speeds up brain decline in the elderly, a study suggests. |
03/23/04 |
What makes teens start smoking? |
SHENANDOAH - Reasons teens start smoking are different for males and females, according to Belinda DeBolt, community relations coordinator for the Southwest Iowa Counties Against Tobacco Use, a division of Page County Public Health in Shenandoah, which wo |
03/23/04 |
Stop smoking then address weight issue |
You're overweight and you smoke. Both conditions are damaging your health. What should you conquer first: late-night visits to the fridge or smoking breaks during the day? |
03/23/04 |
Clearing the air: What health experts say about secondhand smoke |
You eat right, exercise and don't smoke, but you're drawn to the milieu of smoky night clubs. Is the secondhand smoke you breath harmful? |
03/23/04 |
Former smoker battling back from throes of lung disease |
James "JC" Taylor can remember every brand of cigarettes from Pall Mall to Marlboro in the nearly half century that he smoked. |
03/22/04 |
Smoking linked to accelerated cognitive decline in the elderly |
ST. PAUL, Minn. Smoking speeds up cognitive decline in the elderly, according to a large, multi-center study published in the March 23 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The rate of decline was found to be an |
03/22/04 |
Alcohol use linked to smoking addiction |
DURHAM, N.C., March 22 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have found even small amounts of alcohol can boost the pleasurable effects of nicotine, a key link between smoking and drinking. |
03/22/04 |
Smoking could ruin your eyesight |
Smokers are up to four times more likely to go blind in old age, according to research. |
03/09/04 |
Smoking affects women |
We all know smoking is injurious to health, and it can cause lung cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck cancer and heart attacks. The risk of smoking is well known, and millions of smokers try to quit. We are still finding out many new, harmful effects of |
03/09/04 |