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For Smokers, Low Levels of Vitamin D May Lead to Cancer
March 15, 2013 — New research shows that decreased levels of vitamin D may predispose smokers to developing tobacco-related cancer. This study illustrates that simple vitamin D blood tests and supplements have the ... > full story -
Children of Divorced Parents More Likely to Start Smoking, Study Finds
March 14, 2013 — Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a new analysis of 19,000 Americans. The study ... > full story -
Tobacco Industry Appears to Have Evaded FDA Ban on 'Light' Cigarette Descriptors
March 13, 2013 — New research shows one year after the U.S. government passed a law banning such descriptors as "light," "mild," and "low" on cigarette packages, smokers can identify their brands because of ... > full story -
Weight Gain After Quitting Smoking Does Not Negate Health Benefits
March 12, 2013 — A new study finds that the health effects of weight gained after quitting smoking do not counteract the known cardiovascular benefits of smoking ... > full storyMore: -
Earliest Tobacco Use in Pacific Northwest Discovered
March 12, 2013 — Native American hunter-gatherers living more than a thousand years ago in what is now northwestern California ate salmon, acorns and other foods, and now we know they also smoked tobacco -- the ... > full story -
Kids Exposed to Millions of Tobacco Images/messages Every Week on Prime Time UK TV
March 11, 2013 — UK children are being exposed to millions of tobacco images/messages every week on prime time television, indicates new ... > full story -
Grandad's Hip Fracture a Risk Factor for Osteoporosis
March 11, 2013 — Has your paternal or maternal grandfather broken their hip on any occasion? In that case there is a greater risk that your own bones are more fragile as an adult. This has been demonstrated in a ... > full story -
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Linked to Signs of Heart Disease: Exposure to Tobacco Smoke May Be More Dangerous Than Previously Thought
March 7, 2013 — Nonsmokers, beware. It seems the more you are exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke -- whether it was during your childhood or as an adult, at work or at home -- the more likely you are to develop ... > full story -
A Billion Deaths from Tobacco Are a Key Obstacle to Global Development
March 4, 2013 — If the word's nations are going to prevent tobacco smoking from causing one projected billion deaths by the end of this century, they must classify tobacco marketing as a threat to public health, ... > full story -
Grandmother's Cigarette Habit Could Be the Cause of Grandchild's Asthma
March 4, 2013 — Studies finding that grandmother's smoking habit may cause her grandchild to have asthma suggest environmental factors experienced today can affect families' health for generations to ... > full story
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