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Study: Many continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer

A Harvard Medical School study found many patients continue smoking after receiving a diagnosis of lung or colorectal cancer while they battle the diseases, though quitting smoking would improve their prognoses, according to the researchers.

Study: Kids who live with smokers more likely to miss school

Kids who live with smokers miss more days of school, compared to children who live in non-smoking households. The finding supports research showing how second-hand smoke negatively impacts respiratory health of children.
In the Media by Kathleen Blanchard

Female smokers 25 percent more likely of developing heart disease

According to a large international study, women who smoke have a 25 percent greater risk of developing coronary heart disease than male smokers.
In the Media by Cynthia Trowbridge - 18 comments

FDA unveils nine new graphic cigarette labels required in 2012

Washington - The FDA has unveiled nine new graphic warning labels that must appear on all cigarette packaging and advertising in the US beginning in the fall of 2012, in the most dramatic change to cigarette packs since the Surgeon General's warning was added in 1965.
In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 5 comments

Heavy smokers have much greater risk of developing dementia

Heavy smoking increases your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia at least 157 percent, according to a new study.
In the Media by Susan Berg - 1 comment

5,000 homeless due to Russian wildfires-smokers cited as a cause

Russia is dealing with a severe wildfire situation. Careless smokers are behind some of the fires that has called for a State of Emergency in seven regions.
In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

Smokers are at risk from own second-hand smoke

Smokers are at risk from their own second hand smoke according to a study by the National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy.
In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

New Urine Test Could Pinpoint Lung Cancer Risk in Smokers

A new urine test that tests the levels of the chemical NNAL may be able to tell which smokers are more likely to contract lung cancer.
In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

Poor and African Americans Overwhelmingly Pay for SCHIP

One of the first actions President Obama took was to sign H.R.2, or what is referred to as SCHIP, to help poor families that do not qualify for medicaid, but is this hurting as much as it is helping?
In the Media by Samantha A. Torrence - 11 comments

Smokers Paid To Quit In Scotland

Health officials have devised a plan to get smokers to quit and are offering nearly 1,000 of them almost $100 a month to give up their habit. Those who don't favor this plan say it's nothing short of bribery.
In the Media by Debra Myers - 15 comments
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Smokers who light up outside a central Scotland hospital will trigger an alarm and loudspeaker message telling them to stop.

A group of Quebec smokers is squaring off with Canada's three largest cigarette companies in a landmark class action worth up to $27 billion.

Smokers who light up outside three hospitals in north Wales will trigger an alarm and loudspeaker message telling them to stop.
Ten thousand smokers in Scotland are to take part in a trial screening programme aimed at detecting lung cancer.
In the bad old days, discriminatory employers posted signs saying: “Irish [or fill in the blank] Need Not Apply.” Now the city of Ft. Worth is considering saying that same thing to smokers. Though 29 states have enacted legal protections for smokers, Texas isn’t one of them,... Advertisement: Make your files easy to find.   Color-code your files with labels. For example, red labels = urgent, green = follow-up and blue = invoices. The DYMO® LabelManager® PnP lets you create the labels you need to stay organized. Dymo.com Ads by Pheedo
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Omega-3 'can mitigate physical harm caused by smoking'

Increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids can help to reduce the physical harm caused by smoking, according to new...
Apr 24, 2012 in  Health by Tim Sandle - 1 comment

Should smokers fund cancer research?

California’s Proposition 29, if passed, would levy an additional tax of $1 on every pack of smokes sold in the state...
Apr 3, 2012 in  Health by Tim Sandle - 2 comments

Second-hand smoke awareness campaign launched

The UK National Health Service (NHS) has launched a campaign to reinforce the dangers of second-hand smoke. The...
Apr 2, 2012 in  Health by Tim Sandle

CDC's "Quit Smoking Line" a success

The US CDC (Center for Disease Control) has had a success with its 'quit smoking' phone line and website. This was...
Apr 2, 2012 in  Health by Tim Sandle

You Can't Make These Up

No matter what day of the year it is, stuff happens. Colorado: yeah, this is one of those ideas we always here. "All...
Jan 1, 2012 by Tim O'Brien - 1 comment
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