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Puffing in Public Housing Poses Serious Health Risks to Tenants, Report Says
June 17, 2010 — In an effort to protect children from harmful tobacco smoke exposure, health and medical professionals are pushing for a ban on smoking in public ... > full story -
Smoking Cigarettes Is a Predictor of Rheumatoid Arthritis and May Negatively Impact on Efficacy of Anti-TNFs
June 17, 2010 — Smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis and may have a negative impact on the effectiveness of anti-tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in RA patients taking ... > full story -
Higher Levels of Vitamin B6, Common Amino Acid Associated With Lower Risk of Lung Cancer
June 15, 2010 — An analysis that included nearly 400,000 participants finds that those with higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the essential amino acid methionine (found in most protein) had an associated lower ... > full story -
Strong Association Between Smoking and Flat Precancerous Polyps Found
June 10, 2010 — Smoking was found to have a strong association with the presence of flat adenomas (precancerous polyps) in the colon and may explain the earlier onset of colorectal cancer in smokers, as well as the ... > full story -
Tumor Virus Is Best Predictor of Throat Cancer Survival
June 7, 2010 — A new study shows that the presence of human papilloma virus (HPV) in tumors is the most important predictor of survival for people with throat cancer. The study is the first to demonstrate that HPV ... > full story -
Secondhand Smoke Associated With Psychiatric Distress, Illness
June 7, 2010 — Exposure to secondhand smoke appears to be associated with psychological distress and the risk of future psychiatric hospitalization among healthy adults, according to a new ... > full story -
Smoke-Free Air Laws Effective at Protecting Children from Secondhand Smoke
June 7, 2010 — Researchers have found that children and adolescents living in non-smoking homes in counties with laws promoting smoke-free public places have significantly lower levels of a common biomarker of ... > full story -
Alcohol Use and Smoking Are Associated With Headaches in High Schoolers
June 7, 2010 — Alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking were associated with increased migraines and tension-type headaches in high school students, according to new research. Coffee drinking and physical ... > full story -
Snuffing out Smoking in Those With HIV
June 3, 2010 — Although researchers have documented the high incidence of smoking among those with HIV/AIDS, few studies have examined ways to help those with HIV/AIDS quit ... > full story -
Help Instead of Blaming Obese Mums-to-Be
June 3, 2010 — Health professionals worried about the increasing number of obese pregnant women could learn lessons from successful smoking cessation campaigns, according to a study into how maternity services ... > full story
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