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Fake Cigarettes Increase Success Rate for Quitting Smoking, Study Finds
May 11, 2011 — Nicotine-free plastic inhalers may increase a smoker's chance of quitting, according to new ... > full story -
'Liquid Smoke' from Rice Shows Potential Health Benefits
May 11, 2011 — Liquid smoke flavoring made from hickory and other wood -- a mainstay flavoring and anti-bacterial agent for the prepared food industry and home kitchens -- may get a competitor that seems to be ... > full story -
Aboriginal Youth Use Tobacco, Illicit Drugs and Alcohol More Than Non-Aboriginal Youth in Canada
May 9, 2011 — Aboriginal-youth living off-reserve in Canada use tobacco, alcohol and drugs significantly more than non-Aboriginal youth and have higher health risks, according to a new ... > full story -
Smokers Undergo Same Changes in Gene Expression as Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Study Finds
May 9, 2011 — 'Healthy' smokers experience changes in the gene expression of their lungs similar to that suffered by smokers who have developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is the conclusion ... > full story -
Cigarette Smoking and Arsenic Exposure: A Deadly Combination
May 5, 2011 — Arsenic exposure and smoking each elevate the risk of disease. But when combined together, the danger of dying from cardiovascular disease is magnified, a new study ... > full story -
No Smoking Policies May Present Challenges to Treatment Centers
May 5, 2011 — When a new tobacco-free policy was instituted at an Ohio women's substance abuse treatment center, both smokers and non-smokers were more likely to leave treatment early in the first few months after ... > full story -
Nicotine and Cocaine Leave Similar Mark on Brain After First Contact
May 3, 2011 — The effects of nicotine upon brain regions involved in addiction mirror those of cocaine, according to new neuroscience research. A single 15-minute exposure to nicotine caused a long-term increase ... > full story -
Secondhand Smoke May Increase Vulnerability to Nicotine Addiction
May 2, 2011 — Exposure to secondhand smoke, such as a person can get by riding in an enclosed car while someone else smokes, has a direct, measurable impact on the brain -- and the effect is similar to what ... > full story -
Smoke-Exposed Children With Flu More Likely to Need ICU Care
May 2, 2011 — Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to need intensive care and intubation when hospitalized with influenza, according to new research. The children also had longer hospital ... > full story -
Adolescents Less Likely to Start Smoking If They Feel Connected to Their Parents, Face Consequences for Lighting Up
May 2, 2011 — A study finds parents shouldn't let up when it comes to discouraging their kids from ... > full story
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