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  Smoking Cessation More Successful for Cancer Patients Who Quit Before Surgery

  January 23, 2013 — Lung and head and neck cancer patients who smoked before surgery are more likely to relapse than those who had quit before surgery, researchers say. They found that smoking-relapse prevention ... > full story
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  Stopping Smoking Reduces Risk of Bacterial Pneumonia in People With HIV

  January 21, 2013 — Bacterial pneumonia is one of the commonest and most serious infections occurring in people infected with HIV.  A metanalysis of cohort and case control studies finds that current smokers with ... > full story
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  Smoke-Free Law Linked to Large Fall in Child Asthma Hospital Admissions

  January 21, 2013 — The introduction of smoke-free legislation in England was immediately followed by a fall in the number of children admitted to hospital with asthma symptoms, a new study has ... > full story
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  Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes Effective Across Demographic Groups

  January 14, 2013 — New research suggests hard-hitting graphic tobacco warnings may help smokers of diverse backgrounds who are struggling to quit smoking. A new study provides further evidence that bold pictorial ... > full story
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  Smoking Intensity and Cancer Markers Predict Seriousness of Bladder Cancer

  January 14, 2013 — Smoking not only causes bladder cancer -— it also affects its course, in that people who smoke more have greater likelihood of developing more aggressive and deadly disease. A new study also ... > full story
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  Passive Smoking Increases Risk of Severe Dementia, According to Study in China

  January 9, 2013 — Scientists have found a link between passive smoking and syndromes of dementia. The study of nearly 6,000 people in five provinces in China reveals that people exposed to passive smoking have a ... > full story
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  Smoking Affects Heart Surgery Outcome Even a Year After Quitting

  January 2, 2013 — Smoking cessation even a year prior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery does not fully normalize the changes smoking has made to the saphenous (leg) veins used for the surgery and may ... > full story
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  Lifestyle Changes Linked to Better Outcomes After Peripheral Intervention

  December 20, 2012 — Heart-healthy habits help patients with PAD, but lifestyle changes and medical therapy are dramatically underused by patients and their ... > full story
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  Regular Marijuana Use by Teens Continues to Be a Concern

  December 19, 2012 — Continued high use of marijuana by the United States' eighth, 10th and 12th graders combined with a drop in perceptions of its potential harms was revealed in this year's Monitoring the Future ... > full story
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  HIV Patients in Care Lose More Years of Life to Smoking Than to HIV Infection

  December 19, 2012 — Among HIV patients receiving well-organized care with free access to antiretroviral therapy, those who smoke lose more years of life to smoking than to HIV, according to a new study. The findings ... > full story

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