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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 -
Postmenopausal Women Who Smoked Are More Likely to Lose Teeth Due to Periodontal Disease
March 1, 2013 — Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new ... > full story -
New Study Shows Cannabis Effects on Driving Skills
March 1, 2013 — Cannabis is second only to alcohol for causing impaired driving and motor vehicle accidents. In 2009, 12.8% of young adults reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs and in the 2007 ... > full story -
Screening Could Avert 12,000 Lung Cancer Deaths Each Year in the United States
February 25, 2013 — Screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in all screening-eligible current and former smokers has the potential to avert approximately 12,000 lung cancer deaths each year in ... > full story
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