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Tobacco Companies Keep People Smoking Despite UK Cigarette Tax Increases
April 16, 2013 — The tobacco industry keeps the price of its cheapest cigarettes virtually static despite annual increases in tobacco taxes, circumventing the United Kingdom's public health policy to reduce smoking ... > full story -
Stimulating the Brain Blunts Cigarette Craving
April 16, 2013 — Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. Unfortunately smoking cessation is difficult, with more than 90% of attempts to quit resulting in ... > full story -
England's Smoking Ban Linked to Annual 5 Percent Drop in Emergency Admissions for Asthma
April 15, 2013 — Emergency admissions for asthma among adults fell by just under five percent in each of the first three years after the ban on smoking in public places was introduced in England, reveals the largest ... > full story -
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Teenage Smoking Behavior Influenced by Friends' and Parents' Smoking Habits
April 12, 2013 — The company you keep in junior high school may have more influence on your smoking behavior than your high school friends, according to newly published ... > full story -
Asbestos Exposure, Asbestosis, and Smoking Combined Greatly Increase Lung Cancer Risk
April 12, 2013 — The chances of developing lung cancer associated with asbestos exposure, asbestosis and smoking are dramatically increased when these three risk factors are combined, and quitting smoking ... > full story -
Report Finds Continuing Challenges in Changing Behaviors That Increase Cancer Risk
April 11, 2013 — New research finds continuing challenges in changing behaviors and risk factors in order to reduce suffering and death from ... > full story -
Reducing Infant Exposure to Smoke
April 10, 2013 — A study to investigate whether a hospital-initiated behavioral therapy program conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit can reduce secondhand smoke in homes with infants at risk for pulmonary ... > full story -
Smoking May Negatively Impact Kidney Function Among Adolescents
April 8, 2013 — New research finds the effects of tobacco smoke on kidney function begin in ... > full story -
EU Minimum Tax Legislation for Cigarettes Has Had No Effect on Smoking Prevalence, According to New Spanish Study
April 5, 2013 — Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men – and very little evidence of a reduction in smoking amongst women – resulting from the ... > full story -
Smoking and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescent Girls Are 'Red Flag' for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
April 3, 2013 — Depression, anxiety, and smoking are associated with lower bone mineral density (BMD) in adults, but these factors have not previously been studied during adolescence, when more than 50% of bone ... > full story
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