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For Most Patients, Surgery Is Best Treatment for Spinal Stenosis, Study Finds
October 9, 2012 — Nearly all groups of patients with spinal stenosis -- but not smokers -- do better with surgery than with nonsurgical treatment, reports a new ... > full story -
Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads Increase Attempts to Quit
October 9, 2012 — Graphic and/or emotional television anti-smoking ads get more smokers to try to quit than less intense ads, according to a new ... > full story -
Discovery of Gatekeeper Nerve Cells Explains the Effect of Nicotine on Learning and Memory
October 7, 2012 — Researchers in Sweden and Brazil have discovered a new group of nerve cells that regulate processes of learning and memory. These cells act as gatekeepers and carry a receptor for nicotine, which can ... > full story -
The Fight Against Tobacco Can Reinforce Social Inequalities in Smoking
October 2, 2012 — Interventions with young people insufficiently address the social factors of ... > full story -
Smoking Clouds the Brain After Stroke: Memory, Thinking, Decision-Making Affected by Tobacco Use
October 2, 2012 — A study of stroke patients from Southern Ontario found those who smoke have more difficulty with problem-solving and decision-making than ... > full story -
Tobacco Contains Highly Toxic Compounds Not Regulated by Law, Spanish Researchers Find
October 1, 2012 — Researchers have analyzed ten brands of cigarettes and found that the concentrations of certain harmful and carcinogenic substances vary significantly from one brand to another. Until now legislation ... > full story -
Smoking, Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Onset of Pancreatic Cancer
October 1, 2012 — Those who smoke and drink heavily may develop pancreatic cancer at an earlier age than those who don’t. But quitting reduces the extra risk, a new study ... > full story -
Smoking in Movies Increases in 2011, Reverses Five Years of Progress
September 27, 2012 — Top box office films last year showed more onscreen smoking than the prior year, reversing five years of steady progress in reducing tobacco imagery in movies, according to a new ... > full story -
Smoking Relapse Prevention a Healthy Step for New Mothers, Babies, Researchers Say
September 26, 2012 — Researchers concerned that women who quit smoking during their pregnancies often resume smoking after they deliver their baby, tested self-help interventions designed to prevent postpartum smoking ... > full story -
Long-Term Study of Cigarette and Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Shows Knowledge Gap in Perceived Health Risks
September 25, 2012 — People who smoke both cigarettes and waterpipes -- dual users -- lack sufficient knowledge about the risks of tobacco smoking and are at considerable risk for dependence and tobacco-related diseases, ... > full story
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