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Some Smokers Successfully Switch to Electronic Cigarettes
September 14, 2011 — While electronic cigarettes may be a long-term alternative to the real thing for some smokers, researchers suggest medical providers should continue to encourage more traditional smoking cessation ... > full story -
Quitting Smoking Enhances Personality Change
September 12, 2011 — Researchers have found evidence that shows those who quit smoking show improvements in their overall ... > full story -
Living With a Smoker Increases Absenteeism in School Children, U.S. Study Confirms
September 5, 2011 — Children who live in households where they are exposed to tobacco smoke miss more days of school than do children living in smoke-free homes, a new U.S. nationwide study confirms. The report finds ... > full story -
Decrease in Smoking Reduces Death Rates Within Months
September 1, 2011 — A new study has found that a decrease in smoking rapidly reduces mortality rates in individuals and entire populations within six ... > full story -
A Step Toward a Saliva Test for Cancer
August 31, 2011 — A new saliva test can measure the amount of potential carcinogens stuck to a person's DNA -- interfering with the action of genes involved in health and disease -- and could lead to a commercial test ... > full story -
Smoking After Menopause May Increase Sex Hormone Levels: Elevated Sex Hormone Levels Associated With Chronic Disease Risk
August 31, 2011 — A recent study found that postmenopausal women who smoke have higher androgen and estrogen levels than non-smoking women, with sex hormone levels being highest in heavy ... > full story -
Cigarette Smoking Causes More Arterial Damage in Women Than in Men, Study Finds
August 29, 2011 — The harmful effects of tobacco smoke on atherosclerosis, one of the driving forces of cardiovascular disease, are greater in women than in men, according to a large European epidemiological ... > full story -
Discontinuation of Smokeless Tobacco (Snus) After Myocardial Infarction Linked to Improved Survival
August 29, 2011 — In a prospective cohort study, discontinuation of smokeless tobacco after a myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with a lower risk of subsequent mortality. Investigators found that post MI snus ... > full story -
Smoking Soon After Waking Raises Risk of Lung and Head and Neck Cancers
August 25, 2011 — Smokers who tend to take their first cigarette soon after they wake up in the morning may have a higher risk of developing lung and head and neck cancers than smokers who refrain from lighting up ... > full story -
Government Subsidies to the US Film Industry Promote Youth Smoking, Argue Researchers
August 23, 2011 — Governments in the UK, US and Canada are undermining tobacco prevention campaigns by subsidizing top-grossing US films that contain smoking, a report by public health researchers ... > full storyMore:
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