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A study presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists provides evidence that the carbon monoxide levels of children exposed to second-hand smoke are often similar to that of active adult smokers and frequently highe
19:39 Oct 19, 2008
Researchers at the Mayo Comprehensive Pain Rehabilitation Center in Rochester, Minn. have found important insights into the interaction between smoking and the sex of the patient on the effectiveness of treatments for chronic pain.
19:39 Oct 17, 2008
University of Virginia Health System researchers found that two interacting genes related to bitter taste sensitivity play an important role in a person's development of nicotine dependence and smoking behavior. People with higher taste sensitivity aren'
07:39 Oct 13, 2008
Teen smokers who volunteer for programs to help them quit are more hooked on tobacco than other teens who smoke, new West Virginia University research has found. The teens believe quitting is a good idea, but they aren't fully confident they'll be able t
11:19 Sep 18, 2008
A narrow region on chromosome 15 contains genetic variations strongly associated with familial lung cancer, says a study conducted by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions. The researchers found a more
11:19 Sep 9, 2008
While everyone knows that smoking is bad for you and that smoking while pregnant is bad for baby, too, pregnant smokers don't receive much help from their physicians to quit smoking, and few quit once they enter prenatal care, according to a new study.
19:19 Sep 8, 2008
New research suggests that Medicare could help seniors stop smoking by providing nicotine patches and a telephone hotline to those who want to quit. Older people can benefit from quitting, even if they have smoked for decades.
19:19 Aug 17, 2008
Anyone who has ever tried smoking probably remembers that first cigarette vividly. Now, a new study links those first experiences with smoking, and the likelihood that a person is currently a smoker, to a particular genetic variation. The finding may hel
07:19 Aug 8, 2008
Bloomberg's Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, which was established in 2005 and includes a $125 million commitment, will be extended with a new $250 million, four-year commitment
04:27 Jul 24, 2008
Quitting is on the minds of young smokers well before full-blown addiction sets in, according to a new study from Canada.
10:19 Jul 23, 2008
Community involvement was the key to success for a program that helped reduce risky health behaviors in a largely African-American area of Charlotte, N.C., according to a new study in the September issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
08:19 Jul 23, 2008
A study in this month's Anesthesiology found evidence that alcohol use disorders are frequently overlooked in patients undergoing surgery â€
19:19 Jul 22, 2008
Tobacco addiction starts early, and public health experts agree that it is important to keep tobacco out of the hands of adolescents. Still, what works for prevention is a matter of controversy, and a new systematic review suggests that there is no clear
14:19 Jul 15, 2008
Quit-smoking contests do not help people kick the habit in the end. Of 17 studies, none demonstrated significantly higher long-term quit rates for smokers offered incentives, despite creative approaches. In one study, participants were encouraged to toss
14:19 Jul 15, 2008
Common genetic variations affecting nicotine receptors in the nervous system can significantly increase the chance that European Americans who begin smoking by age 17 will struggle with lifelong nicotine addiction, according to researchers at the Univers
15:19 Jul 10, 2008
Even though cigarette smoking accounts for up to half of all bladder cancer cases, few people are aware of the connection - including more than three-quarters of patients who have bladder cancer, according to a new study from the University of Michigan C
04:19 Jul 8, 2008
The tendency to become addicted to nicotine and other drugs involves an interplay of genetics and environmental factors. In a unique study looking at the chemistry underlying the propensity to develop nicotine craving, scientists are gaining insight into
03:19 Jun 26, 2008
Recent GP led text messaging campaigns have highlighted the effectiveness of iPLATO Patient Care Messaging for the identification of smokers in Barking & Dagenham PCT.
17:19 Jun 23, 2008
If more states introduce tobacco control programs for their residents who are regular smokers, the number of U.S. deaths due to coronary heart disease might drop, finds a new study that looks at an ongoing Massachusetts initiative.
07:19 Jun 19, 2008
People who are dependent on alcohol are also likely to smoke cigarettes. Many experts believe that it's important to counsel alcohol-dependent individuals to give up smoking as well as drinking - not just to improve their health, but also to increase the
10:19 Jun 4, 2008
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