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Esophageal Cancer Risk May Be Reduced Through a Variety of Lifestyle Factors -- From Taking Aspirin to Losing Belly Fat
April 1, 2013 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is home to the Seattle Barrett's Esophagus Program, a multidisciplinary effort conducted in collaboration with researchers at Brigham & Women’s ... > full story -
Early COPD Diagnosis Possible With Nuclear Medicine
April 1, 2013 In vivo ventilation/perfusion imaging can detect early changes to the lung caused by cigarette smoke exposure and provides a noninvasive method for studying lung dysfunction in preclinical models, ... > full story -
Smoking Immediately Upon Waking May Increase Risk of Lung and Oral Cancer
March 29, 2013 The sooner a person smokes a cigarette upon waking in the morning, the more likely he or she is to acquire lung or oral cancer, according to ... > full story -
Anti-Smoking Drug Improves Smokers' Chances of Stopping, Study Finds
March 27, 2013 Varenicline reduces depressive mood, craving and reward value of cigarettes when smokers attempt to ... > full story -
Genetics Might Determine Which Smokers Get Hooked
March 27, 2013 Researchers have identified genetic risk factors that may accelerate a teen's progression to becoming a lifelong heavy ... > full story -
Adults With Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorder More Likely to Smoke
March 20, 2013 Adults aged 18 or older who experienced any mental illness or who have had a substance use disorder in the past year are more likely to smoke and to smoke more heavily than others, according to a new ... > full story -
Real Time Secondhand Smoke Sensor Invented
March 19, 2013 Making headway against a major public health threat, researchers have invented the first ever secondhand tobacco smoke sensor that records data in real time, a new study ... > full story -
Spine Patients Who Quit Smoking Report Diminished Pain
March 19, 2013 Smoking is a known risk factor for back pain and disc disease. In a new study, researchers reviewed smoking cessation rates and related pain in 6,779 patients undergoing treatment for spinal ... > full story -
Cigarette Relighting Tied to Tough Economy
March 18, 2013 In what is believed to be a first of its kind study, researchers have found that a trend of smokers relighting cigarettes is related to economic factors, and the practice has implications for tobacco ... > full story -
Depression in Kids Linked to Cardiac Risks in Teens
March 15, 2013 Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, even if they no longer suffer from depression. The research suggests ... > full story
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